Refurbished Buckley’s Tank Recommissioned ; APUA Expands Water Storage and Distribution Network

The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) marked another milestone in its island-wide water infrastructure improvement programme today, Friday, October 17, 2025, with the recommissioning of the Buckley’s Tank, a 600,000-imperial-gallon storage facility that has now been fully refurbished and brought back into service.

The APUA team was joined on site by Hon. Melford Nicholas, Minister of Public Utilities, and Hon. E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Parliamentary Representative for the St. Paul’s constituency, who both commended the project as a significant step toward improving water reliability for residents across the island.

The newly restored Buckley’s Tank is now fully operational and actively distributing water to communities in the south-eastern region, including Liberta, Horsford Hill, and surrounding districts.

The refurbishment is part of APUA’s broader strategy to modernize and strengthen the nation’s water infrastructure network.

APUA’s CEO, John Bradshaw, outlined additional upcoming projects, including: Refurbishment of a 2-million-gallon storage tank at Crabbs, Commissioning of the 450,000-imperial-gallon Pattersons storage tank, and Construction of new concrete reservoirs at New Winthropes’ Wink-Eye area.

Bradshaw emphasized that as APUA continues to expand water production and upgrade aging infrastructure, increasing storage capacity remains a key contingency measure to ensure the sustainability and reliability of water distribution to consumers across Antigua and Barbuda.

The restoration of the Buckley’s Tank follows a series of recent developments in APUA’s hydraulic improvement programme, underscoring the government’s continued commitment to providing consistent, high-quality water service to all residents and businesses.