Sample testing of waste waters and sewage discharge into the Atlantic Ocean is ongoing to determine their effects on the marine environment and the need for a sewage treatment plant.This is according to Arshad Yacoub, Senior Engineer,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), yesterday. He said that a foreign consultancy firm, Hydroplan, working into collaboration with a local counterpart, E&A Consultant is conducting is contracted.Yacoub said that six sample testing areas including outlets of Banks DIH, Demerara Distillers Limited, Courtney Benn Contracting Services Limited and Kingston Wharf have been identified. The consultant is tasked with testing samples directly from the entities and one kilometer out in the Atlantic Ocean, where the waste would have diluted.GWI’s Senior Engineer, Arshad YacoubAccording to Yacoub, this consultancy would allow GWI to definitely determine whether there is a need to construct a sewage treatment plant. Currently,Adidas NHL Jerseys China, there is no mechanism in place to treat matters being discharged from Georgetown sewage network about two kilometers out in the Atlantic Ocean.He said following the completion of the report from the consultant GWI would have to assess the findings and pursue implementation of the recommendations. An expected conclusion date for the project has not yet been determined since it is delayed.Yacoub said the consultancy started in August 2012 and was expected to conclude in April 2013 but was delayed because of the lengthy procurement process the consultant encountered.According to Yacoub, as part of the project the consultant was expected to procure some very important pieces of equipment and train GWI’s laboratory technicians.In fact,nfl jerseys china, the team leader of the consultancy is expected in Guyana this month-end to train GWI’s staff to utilize the equipment in conducting tests and monitoring sections of the sewer network.The pieces of equipment the staff will be trained to operate include the PH meter,Wholesale Soccer Jerseys, sewer camera and flow meter. They would have to conduct tests on the biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; total suspended solids; fecal coliforms; total coliforms; PH and total nitrogen; and oil and grease.Yacoub emphasized this consultancy project has two objectives. Other than to establish a water quality base line and develop a monitoring system to determine the resulting effect of the sewage discharge, it aims to assess the conditions of the sewer pipes and fittings within the Stevedore community.And,Jerseys From China, a database of the Stevedore sewage network would be developed and monitored by the cameras placed inside.The engineer explained that most of the pipelines within the Stevedore sewer network are clogged. Domestic waste is transported along four-inch pipelines to the Tucville sewer station.