$2.5M Burt Point Wastewater Treatment Plant re-commissioned

BURT POINT, Tortola, VI– The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) on Friday, April 12, 2024, recommissioned the Burt Point Wastewater Treatment Plant at Burt Point in the Virgin Islands.

Damaged since the hurricanes of 2017, which resulted in raw sewage flowing into the sea, the plant was repaired for $2,594,317.86 through an agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands via the Ministry of Communications and Works with Biwater International Limited.

The agreement allowed Biwater International Ltd to procure the necessary equipment and material to replace the damaged equipment and materials at the plant.

Speaking at the re-commissioning, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natlio D. Wheatley R7) said, “This is a very good day. It is a welcome day for us, as we see that this sewage treatment plant has been re-commissioned here, after it was damaged in the 2017 hurricanes.