But according to public health, the switch to BWS was not that simple. Bodden says that following the inspection, they urged the facility to expand its reliance on BWS water to safeguard inmate health. However, Ministry officials note that prison management expressed reservations, citing significant cost constraints associated with making the complete switch. Principal Health Inspector John Bodden outlines that recommendation and the financial hurdles raised by the administration.
Voice of: John Bodden, Principal Health Inspector, MOHW
"We have, the then CEO of the foundation had written to us and said the cost is quite prohibitive for them to actually just use BWS water. Of course that is out of the purview of what we do not control the operations at the facility but this is something that the administration definitely needs to look into in terms of ensuring that more of the water that is from the BWS system reaches the inmates because they are under a certain ration for water and so we would definitely would want to see that they use more BWS water which is proven to be sanitary and safe."
