Today, Sunday, March 30th, 2025, Ionics Freshwater Limited informed the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) that its Desalination Plant on the Mighty Grynner Highway is offline due to electrical issues being experienced.
As a result, residents in the following areas may experience low water pressure or outages. Some customers may not feel the effects immediately but are advised to store water in advance.
Affected Areas:
St. Michael
Waterford, Codrington, Spooner’s Hill, Bush Hall, Tudor Bridge, Grazettes, Station Hill, Fairfield Cross Road, Cave Hill, Bibby’s Lane, Jackson Terrace, Jackson, Warrens Terrace, Warrens, Warrens Park South and surrounding areas.
St Peter
Six Men’s Village, Retreat, Heywoods, Ashton Hall, Douglas Development, Golden Mile, Church Street Gardens, Round the Town, Farm Tenantry, Speightstown, Battaleys, Road View, Gibbs and surrounding districts.
St. James
Lower Carlton, Weston, The Garden, Wanstead, Husbands Heights, West Terrace, Oxnards, Ricks Land, Halls Village, Durants Village, Thorpes, Appleby, Derricks, Fitts Village, Holetown, Paynes Bay, Prospect, Sunset Crest, Trents, Sandy Lane, Prior Park, Warrens, Clermont, Clearview Heights, Crystal Heights, Hoyte’s Village, Seaview, Halcyon Heights, Sunset Ridge, Lancaster, Orange Hill, Apes Hill, Greenwich and surrounding areas.
St. Thomas
Arch Hall, Bibby’s Lane, Cane Garden, Jackson, Edgehill, Melrose, Arthur Seat, Welches Heights, Redman’s Village, Clermont, Bagatelle, Clearview and surrounding districts.
The Authority has adjusted its distribution network to reduce the number of affected areas.
Water tankers will make every effort to assist the affected customers until operations are restored.
The Barbados Water Authority apologizes for any inconvenience and will provide updates on the situation. (ENDS)