First Leg of Ee/LL Sewerage Next Week
Minister for Communications and Works Kye M. Rymer announced on Friday, December 12, 2025, that the first leg of the East End/Long Look (EE/LL) Sewerage Project will be commissioned next week. The project will connect the East End/Long Look area to the Paraquita Bay treatment plant and includes a signed second leg from Parham Town to Long Swamp.
The Minister for Communications and Works, Hon. Rymer, has announced that the first leg of the East End/Long Look (EE/LL) Sewerage Project will be commissioned next week. The statement was made during a government press conference on Friday, December 12, 2025. The minister said the long-awaited step follows years of planning and discussion, although he did not give the exact day for next week’s commissioning.
The project is designed to link homes and businesses in the East End and Long Look area to the wastewater treatment plant at Paraquita Bay. That plant was constructed years ago but remained unused because the pipe network to convey sewage to the facility was never completed. The EE/LL Sewerage Project was recommissioned in 2021 and carried a total funding allocation of $6,142,500.
Minister Rymer also confirmed that the second leg of the wider sewage programme — the line from Parham Town to Long Swamp — has been signed, signalling further expansion of the island’s public sewer network. In September 2025 the minister told residents the project was nearing completion and urged households to connect to the public system "so they can flush with confidence." At that time, residents of Long Swamp, Fat Hogs Bay, Greenland and neighbouring communities were encouraged to register with the Water and Sewerage Department.
As an incentive to move away from septic systems, the Government has said residents who sign up with the Water and Sewerage Department before the end of 2026 will be able to connect to the public sewer system at no cost. Officials have highlighted that wider connection will reduce the use of cesspits and septic tanks, lower the risk of groundwater contamination, and help protect coastal waters that are important to public health, the local environment and the Territory’s tourism industry.
Authorities have not yet issued final operational details or an exact commissioning date. Residents in the affected communities should contact the Water and Sewerage Department for information on registration, timelines and what to expect when connections begin. BVI Live will follow up with official updates once the Government confirms the commissioning date and the schedule for household connections.
Primary source: VINO