What is being done by the NWC and other entities to address the problem of pollution caused by sewage?
At the end of 1998, the NWC was responsible for the collection, treatment and disposal of approximately 25% of the sewage generated in Jamaica. Since then, that capacity has nearly doubled with the completion of new sewerage schemes in Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Negril and the extension of sewers along Hope Road in Kingston. The objective of the Government of Jamaica is to have all major towns centrally sewered by 2020. There is also a need to do major rehabilitation of existing facilities. However, both the rehabilitation and new projects are extremely costly and for this, major funding has to be sought. One such project is the Soapberry or Flow West Project for Kingston that is estimated to cost over US$400M in total.
