Data, measured at the water source, on the quality of water is essential for both the delivery of services and the prevention of diseases. In order to satisfy the minimum requirements for this category, data should be available on level of the following chemicals by water source and be updated at least weekly:

  • fecal coliform
  • arsenic
  • fluoride levels
  • nitrates
  • TDS (Total dissolved solids)

Data Location

Comments

Unsure if data exists, but there is no information online as to the quality of the water. The authority that directly responsible for water and its quality is DOWASCO (Dominica Water and Sewerage company). The website is https://www.dowasco.dm/.

The only information about water quality can be found at the link: https://www.dowasco.dm/index.php/water-quality. Again not in the format that this survey requires.

Reviewer comments

Seems the Environmental Health Department is responsible for monitoring water quality https://health.gov.dm/index.php/departments

Can't find any information about this on the website or any reports.

Data Availability

  • ? Openly licensed
  • ? Is the data available for free
  • ? Is the data machine readable
  • ? Available in bulk
  • ? Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis
  • ? Is data in digital form
  • ? Publicly available
  • ? Does the data exist
  • ? Is the data available online
Key:
  • Yes
  • No
  • Unsure
  • No data

Details

Date the data became available   Unknown
Format of data   Unknown
Reviewer   Nisha Thompson
Submitters   Veronne Nicholas
Last modified   Sun Sep 20 2015 16:01:23 GMT+0000 (UTC)