SOLOMON Water advises public that the heavy rainfall in the capital has caused high turbidity and extensive damages to their distributions main pipeline.

In a media statement, Scravin Tongi, the Operations Manager, said that while his team is working on getting full assessment report of the damage, the following are confirmed;

Rove gravity main pipeline has been damaged and areas such as Rove Police Headquarters and Ministry of Infrastructure Development will be without water for the next 24 hours.

The Kongulai Pump station has been temporarily shut down due to high turbidity, which will in turn cause most areas in town to experience low pressure or no water.

Kombito gravity main pipeline is also on a shut down due to high turbidity and most of the areas in East Honiara will experience low pressure or no water.

Mr Tongi says, “Solomon Water will try to alleviate the issue by looking at intermittent supply since most of our boreholes are still running.

“Our maintenance team are also out in full force trying to restore water supply at Rove while at the same time monitoring changes to the weather.

“We are currently assessing the situation both in Honiara and our provincial centres and will keep you informed through further updates.”

–SOLOMON WATER PRESS