This project, she said, includes the construction of a booster station, a storage tank and the 8,100 feet waterline transmission.
For health and sanitation purposes, water in the wells will be connected directly to the tank before being distributed to the customers, she said.
This will protect treated stored water and provide improved overall water quality for public consumption, she added.
The project will allow the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. water division to comply with the federal stipulated orders concerning drinking water operations and maintenance in correcting major sanitary deficiencies cited during storage tank inspections.
It is the major goal of the task force to isolate the wells from the customers for sanitation purposes, she added.
At present, she said, the distribution of water is drawn from the well then directly to the household, although some wells are already connected to the tank reservoir before water is distributed to the customers.
The project is funded by the U.S. Office of Insular Affairs.
Delafield said the construction of the enclosure for the electrical controls of the wells continues to show progress.
The project, which costs $493,000 and is funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and OIA, is due for completion on March 29, 2010.
The enclosure is intended to protect the electrical panel of the wells from typhoons and strong winds, Delafield said.
The task force has already completed 70 enclosures on island, she added.
