Technical Committee Name: The National Water Quality Technical Committee

 

 

# Of Members: 28

 

Introduction:

At the request of the Water Resources Authority of Jamaica (WRA) The BSJ was called to establish the National Water Quality Technical Committee to develop a national standard describing the requirements for selected parameters for ambient natural water quality in freshwater and sea water in and around Jamaica with minimal impact from anthropogenic activity.

The ambient water quality standards are intended to serve as a reference standard for water quality, so as to provide an indication of the expected water quality from a water source free from any impacts from pollution, contamination, mineralization or other influence on the expected water quality for various usages.

 

Scope of work:

The scope of the National Water Quality Technical Committee entails:

a) Review and revise the existing Jamaican standards for applicability as outlined in the workplan (section 6.3)

b) Developing/adopting/adapting relevant CARICOM Regional standards as outlined in the workplan (section 6.3)

c) Development of relevant Jamaican standards as outlined in the workplan (section 6.3)

d) Serve as a technical advice team for related standardization activities and other related matters, (e.g. from regional or international sources) specific to the sector, that may arise during the tenure of the Committee.

 

Current work programme:

Current work item	Work required	Status
Code of Practice for Ambient freshwater and marine water quality	Development	Active

 

TC achievement

No Achievement to date. Committee is still In the process of developing the Ambient freshwater and marine water quality standard.

 

 

Meet the members

 

Name: Geoffrey Marshall, Chairperson

Chief Hydrologist

Planning and Investigations Unit Head

Water Resources Authority of Jamaica

 

 

Name: Dwight E. Robinson, PhD., Vice Chairperson

Head

Department of Life Sciences

University of the West Indies, Mona

 

Name: Ms. Shanti Persaud, Technical Secretary

Snr. Environment Officer

Jamaica Bauxite Institute

     

Name: Mrs. Lisa Kirkland, Technical Secretary

Manager

Pollution Monitoring & Assessment Branch National Environment & Planning Agency

 

Name: Ms. Nadine Patterson, Technical Secretary

Quality Assurance Manager -Western

National Water Commission

Bogue Industrial Estates

 

Name: Dr. Anthony Greenaway, PhD (Cant. NZ), OD.

Dr. Greenaway is Managing Director of Greenaway and Associates, a laboratory management (including auditing) and data interpretation (chemical/environmental) company. He “recently” retired from the Chemistry Department of The University of the West Indies, Mona where his research and teaching focus was on environmental and industrial chemistry, particularly issues of the alumina industry and water quality, including data quality. He is currently a member of several boards and committees, including the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s National Water Quality Technical Committee.

 

Name: Dr Sean Townsend
Manager, Natural Resource Management & Environment Planning
Urban Development Corporation

 

Name: Ms. Avian Morgan-Johnson     

Senior Hydrogeologist
Unit Head - Licence and Regulation Section
Water Resources Authority

 

Name: Ms Lori-Ann Harris
Environmental Coordinator
Urban Development Corporation

 

 

Name: Ms Leslie Ann Hoo Fung, MRSC

Research Scientist
International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences
University of the West Indies, Mona

 

Name: Mr Brian Stephenson

Government Chemist
Department of Government Chemist

 

Name: Andrene Jones

 

Ms Jones is an Environmental Hygienist/Project Chemist at ALUMINA PARTNERS OF JAMAICA JISCO ALPARTJAMAICA.

She has served the bauxite alumina industry specifically at JISCO Alpart Jamaica for over 30 years in the areas of Environment, Safety and Quality Management Systems

 

Mrs. Jones pursued both undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of the West Indies where she achieved a B.Sc. (Upper Second Class Honours) and a M. Phil. in Chemistry. Her postgraduate studies focused on trace elements in marine sediments. Prior to attending the UWI, she attended the Titchfield and Morant Bay High Schools. Excellence has been the hall mark of every stage of her career

 

 

 

Name: Ms. Tracey Edwards

Business Environmental Sustainability Advisor

Executive Director

Plakortis-Business Environmental Sustainability Services

 

Name: Mrs. Stephanie Beadle–Savariau

Senior Technical Officer

National Water Commission

Bogue Industrial Estates

 

Name: Ms Sharonmae Shirley

Chief Executive Officer

Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation

 

Name: Mr. Kamal Thompson 

Technical Assessment Officer 

Forestry Department 

 

Name: Mrs Kaysha McFarlane

Senior Technical Officer-Chemistry

National Water Commission

 

Dr. Leighton A. Ellis  PhD, MBA, P.E., CEng MICE, MJIE, ACIArb
Senior Lecturer
Department of Civil Engineering

Deputy Dean of Quality Assurance
Faculty of Engineering
The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus

Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Representative - Jamaica
Civil Division Chair - Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE)

Certified Mediator
Certified Trainer in Radical Collaboration

 

Name: Debbie-Ann Gordon-Smith, PhD

Lecturer

Department of Chemistry 

The University of the West Indies, Mona

 

Name: Ms Marjorie Beazer

LEAD Centre

 

Ms. Marjorie Beazer is the Founder & Executive Director of the LEAD Center for Public policy…(PAJS).

She describes herself as never one to sit on her laurels; Ms Beazer is now poised to launch into a new and exciting venture that takes her back to her roots - agriculture!  Yes, she's harkening back to her grandmother's coal burning, animal raising, and food growing days, as she tosses her hat into the ring (or should we say sowing her seeds?!) and bends her back to the plough as she becomes a serious backyard agriculturist if you please!  Getting her hands dirty and breaking a nail or two?  No problem! Early hours and arm wrestling weeds and aphids?  No problem?  Excited about the challenges and rewards ahead? But of course, that is NOT a problem, man!. Turning this new leaf means not only will she continue her tireless work as a sustainable development, social justice, and psychosocial health & wellness advocate, leader and consultant, but now she'll be adding the richly healthful, multidisciplinary aspect of agriculture to the mix - what a wonderful mix that will be!  

 

Name: Mr. Christopher Chinapoo

 

Mr Christopher Chinapoo is the Managing Director of the Five Star Quality and Justice Associates Jamaica Limited.

Affiliation ASQ, CQI, ICPA, ACA, NABCJm Impact Youth Sustainability, CQI Deming SIG, CQI Renewable Energy SIG, ISO 323, ISO 309, ISO 34, ISO 268,  LEAD Institute

 

Areas of Expertise: Quality Management, Deming Management Methods, Renewable Energy, Food Safety, Corrections, Human Development and Leadership, Sustainability Smart Cities, IOT, Cannabis Standards, Trade Facilitation

 

Hobbies basketball, football, reading, martial arts

 

 

Name: Mr. Leonard Smith B.Sc. M.Sc. (OESH)

Chief Environmental Engineer

Laboratory Manager

Ministry of Health 

National Laboratory Services

Environmental Health Laboratory 

 

Name: Ms. Tovia Elliot

The Port Authority of Jamaica

 

Name: Mrs. Safiya Rhoden

Environmental Biologist/Officer

National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)

 

Name: Mrs. Wendy Smith Harrison

National Water Commission

 

Name: Ms. Kimone Campbell

Bureau of Standards Jamaica

 

Name: Ms. Yanika Rhule

Forestry Department

 

Name: Dr. Charah T. Watson, PhD.

Executive Director

Scientific Research Council

 

Natural Products Chemist

 

Product Development Specialist

 

Entrepreneur

Dr Charah Tabetha Watson is a multidimensional scientist, innovator and entrepreneur.  At present, Dr Watson is the Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Jamaica’s principal agency, responsible for the fostering and coordination of scientific research and the promotion and application of its results.

Dr Watson received a Doctorate in Chemistry and Bachelor’s Degree in Food Chemistry and Pure and Applied Chemistry from the University of the West Indies, Mona. In 2012 Dr Watson was named the SRC Young Scientist/ Technologist of the year, and has won  Jamaica (SRC) National Innovations award three times. In 2017, she received the prestigious recognition from the US State Department as one of the change makers in the Latin America and the Caribbean and was awarded a Young Leader of the Americas (YLAI) fellowship.

She can be described as a young and enterprising scientist who is keen on the development of Jamaica through the utilization of science, technology and innovation. She is a member of the Third World Academy of Sciences, an Honorary Fellow of Exed Community College and an Honorary lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of the West Indies. She is a Rotarian and has served as the President of the Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains (2020-2021). Dr Watson is married and is a mother to 3 children.