WASA: Harsh dry season causing Lengua woes

kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt

The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) says the harsh dry season’s impact on the Navet Water Treatment Plant (NWTP) and the location of the Lengua community, is why some customers are not getting a steady pipe-borne water supply.

Responding to a Guardian Media query following a protest and motorcade through Princes Town last week, WASA said as the Navet reservoir continues to recover, the NWTP presently produces 15 million gallons per day, lower than the usual rate of 19.8. Notwithstanding this, WASA stated that it has been consistently supplying the area at least once per week.

“The areas referenced receive a supply from the Navet Water Treatment Plant and are located at the extremities of the distribution system. Due to the hash 2024 dry season and low reservoir levels at Navet, production at the plant has been reduced to varying levels over the past months, which has affected the schedule to these areas,” the authority said.

Last week, Lengua residents, who formed a committee, held a protest highlighting a water shortage in their community and also participated in a motorcade that visited several landslides and road failures along Sahadath Road, Realize Road, Mandingo Road, St Croix Road and Lengua Road.

The residents eventually stopped at WASA’s Malgretoute Booster Station to highlight the fact that they get water in their taps just once in under two months. They even claimed that WASA’s ruptured mains are responsible for some failing road infrastructure. The residents called on the authorities to treat them fairly and provide services to them as citizens living in North Trinidad.

In its response, WASA said it has also been working closely with various agencies involved in road and landslip repairs and responding quickly to reports of any leaks along its pipeline infrastructure.

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