THE MINISTRY of Health has requested another report from the National Water Commission (NWC) about the recent fish-kill that occurred in the Mona Reservoir, having perused the initial report submitted Friday.
"We are not happy with the report and we asked them to send in (another) report," Peter Knight, head of the Ministry's Environmental Unit told The Gleaner Monday.
He refused to comment any further on the matter.
The water utility in a release last week said the fish-kill was a normal occurrence in raw water storage areas like the reservoir. It cited algal bloom, over-population of fish and vernal bloom as the reasons for the massive fish-kill.
The commission has since, began removing the dead fish from the water.
In the meantime, Dr. Dale Webber, Head of the Life Sciences Department of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is suggesting that the commission implement a monitoring programme so that it can determine the source of the problem.
Charles Buchanan, head of communications at NWC said the commission does monitor water supplies to ensure that supplies to customers are of the best quality.
Currently the acceptable standard for potable water is set by the World Health Organisation's (WHO). Buchanan said NWC was in conformance with those standards.
"We have ongoing monitoring, where samples are taken daily from our reservoirs and tested," Mr. Buchanan said.
