 The St. Lucia Social Development Fund, SSDF, and the Water and Sewage Company, WASCO, have signed an agreement to increase the availability of pi-borne water to the Swizzale region. The Victoria Water Supply Extension Project is intended to alleviate the challenges of portable water scarcity, with the installation of a 10,000-gallon glass-fused steel water tank at Victoria Swizzale. This water tank will streamline water availability to households in the communities of Monjak, Belvie, Fonkako, Martin, Ravino, Dua Den, Moguj, and other surrounding areas. The contract for this project was signed at a ceremony on April 17, 2023, at WASCO's conference room at Lance Road, Castries. The St. Lucia Social Development Fund Deputy Project Manager, Brandon Antwine, stated that with the new upgrade to the water supply system, Swizzale residents will now benefit from a constant flow of pipe water. We hope with this project, the installation of a 100,000-gallon water tank, together with some other measures that WASCO will implement in terms of identifying new sources of water. Currently, the 50,000-water-gallon tank is the water intake. We're hoping that in discussions with WASCO, they could find new sources so that they could supply that 100,000-gallon tank. And in the end, the people of the, well, the community of Victoria Swizzale and the surrounding communities, including Dakite and other communities stated by the D.C.U., will benefit from a constant flow of water. SSDF Deputy Project Manager, Brandon Antwine, CEO of the Water and Storage Authority, Zilter George Leslie, noted that the upgrade would eliminate the situation where customers would receive water intermittently throughout the week. At this time, we are very excited about this venture. We're very happy to have the SSDF here with us. We know that this venture is going to alleviate the plight of our customers in that area. And of course, the benefits of stored water are endless, especially in these times of drought and extreme weather conditions where our direct supply is usually affected. We at this time, WASCO would like to take the opportunity to thank the SSDF for this partnership and we look forward to many similar collaborations with the SSDF. CEO of WASCO, Zilter Leslie, Trussell District has traditionally been faced with the unsteady supply of water due to several factors, including topography, climate change, and the development of domestic agriculture and commercial sectors. The Victoria Water Supply Extension Project is jointly funded by the Caribbean Development Bank, CDB, and the Government of St. Lucia, from the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, and Empowerment, Chevrolet Marius.