Belize Water Services Request for Modification of Licensed Service Areas

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 in the Public Notice Category

Belize City, Belize. June 15, 2010:
BWS submits request for modification of Licensed Service Areas

On June 09, 2010, Belize Water Services Limited (BWS) submitted a request for modification of its licensed service areas to the national regulator, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for their review. This submission is in accordance with the sections 15 and 19 of the Water Industry Act.

The request is based on the requirements of projects funded by the Government of Belize. Belize Water Services Limited (BWS) is hereby requesting modifications to the company's Licensed Service Areas within the Belize District as specified below:

Proposed Modifications
1. To replace: "San Pedro Town including San Pablo, San Pedrito, San Juan, Boca del Rio, Sal Telmo, Mosquito Coast and Escalante Areas"
with: "Ambergris Caye".

2. To Add: "the Belize River Valley Area extending beyond Burrell Boom and through to Rancho Dolores Villages, inclusive of the following villages/communities: Scotland Halfmoon, Flowers Bank, Bermudian Landing, Isabella Bank, Lemonal, Double Head Cabbage, Willows Bank, St. Paul's Bank, and Rancho Dolores".

3. To Add: "Cotton Tree, St. Matthews and Franks Eddy villages and along the Western highway from Mile 38 to Belmopan".

4. To remove: "The new satellite town in La Democracia" (Mahogany Heights).

Justification:
1. The Government of Belize, with BWS as Executing Agency, has entered into a loan agreement with the Caribbean Development Bank to fund a full feasibility study for the expansion of water and sewerage services on Ambergris Caye. The feasibility study will be completed shortly and is expected to lead to a project to finance the necessary expansion works.

2. The Government of Belize has entered into a loan agreement with the Caribbean Development Bank to provide potable water to villages and communities in the Belize River Valley. BWS has been selected as the Executing Agency and the Government has already informed these communities of the project. One pre-condition of the Loan Agreement is for these communities to be declared as BWS service areas, since the agreement specifies that the systems and expansions constructed will be managed and operated by BWS.

3. The Government of Belize has entered into an agreement with Belize Water Services to provide potable water to these areas which have experienced water supply problems over the last few years.

4. Belize Water Services Limited is not the supplier of services to this area (Mahogany Heights).

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