By Leslie McLean, Gleaner CorrespondentWORKER was trained in the production of chlorine and is being paid but rain water catchment tanks are suffering from lack of chlorination.
This information was gleaned from the monthly meeting of the St. Ann Parish Council on Thursday March 13.
Mayor Charles Tait made the disclosure in response to a suggestion from Councillor Donovan Sydial of the Beacher Town Division that the health department act on a recommendation from a Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) representative, that through electrolysis, sodium hydrochlorine could be produced at one point and transferred to other points.
Sydial pointed out that if that system was implemented "we could even be selling it at a low cost" and manage treatment of water. The Councillor called for St. Ann to be used as a pilot project.
Mayor Tait replied "you need not go as far as PAHO, the system exists at Free Hill with a person trained and being paid."
He said what needed to be done was to ask the superintendent of Roads & Works to find out the status and "we move expeditiously to put in the individual tanks what is required".
Earlier, Superintendent of Roads & Works, George Hosang, had announced that a report was received from the Ministry of Health about treatment of rain water catchment tanks and concern and disappointment was expressed at non provision of chlorinators.
Hosang said he was in the process of investigating the report and his visit to Turnberry during the week indicated that there was an error in the report.
He revealed that at Turnberry, he saw a chlorinated apparatus and it was functional and on a visit to Friendship he was told that the chlorine chamber was not working, hence the removal.
The Superintendent of Roads & Works, promised to inspect all tanks as they should be chlorinated to a level suitable for human consumption.
