After 20 years of sewage, man says he can’t bear the stink
Mar 26th, 2021 | Category: Special Reports | 4:27#Gleaner #Sewage #StThomas MARCH 26, 2021: A resident of Beach Road in Prospect, St Thomas, Steve Bryan, is at his wits’ end as a 20-year-old sewage problem which directly impacts his home continues to wreak havoc in his life. The waste is reportedly being released from the Prospect Sewage Plant which serves hundreds of homes in a housing scheme in the area. The St Thomas Public Health Department has served the National Water Commission (NWC) several notices, and has even taken the agency to court to answer to the claim in 2017. However, the matter was later withdrawn. Despite its dismissal from court and repeated warnings, the health department shared in a recent report that pooling of effluent on Beach Drive from the
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