Residents and businesses across 12 districts and communities in Grenada served by the Concord Water System are preparing for a planned full-day water outage next year, as local water utility provider Nawasa has confirmed the shutdown to carry out critical repairs on a damaged water main. The interruption is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, 21 May 2026, affecting a broad swath of the region that includes the communities of Concord, Brooklyn, Woodford, Perseverance, Brizan, Happy Hill, Beausejour, Cherry Hill, Grand Mal, Fontenoy, River Road, and the entire territory of the Town of St George. In its public advisory, the utility company has urged all customers falling within these affected zones to pre-store sufficient quantities of drinking and household water to cover their needs throughout the 9-hour shutdown period. Nawasa officials noted that the maintenance team will exhaust all available resources to complete the repair work and restart water distribution strictly within the published timeline. Even so, the utility has warned customers to prepare for minor post-shutdown delays: as the water network re-pressurizes and refills, supply will be restored incrementally across the system, and properties located in higher-elevation areas may wait up to two extra hours beyond the 6 p.m. scheduled end time for service to return. Additionally, the company reminds consumers that temporary cloudiness or discoloration of tap water is a common, harmless side effect once service resumes. When normal water pressure is reestablished, it disturbs sediment that has built up along the inner walls of pipelines over time, leading to visible turbidity. In closing, Nawasa issued a formal apology to all customers for the unavoidable disruption to daily routines, and expressed gratitude to the public for their patience and cooperation as the utility carries out this infrastructure upgrade to deliver more reliable water service long-term. This announcement was originally released by Nawasa. NOW Grenada disclaims responsibility for the content, opinions and statements from external contributors, and provides a channel for users to report any inappropriate content related to this advisory.