WASA conducting independent tests on supply to Maracas Valley

The Water and Sewerage Authority has confirmed that independent testing is being carried out to determine the quality and safety of the water being supplied to the Maracas Valley area.

WASA released a statement earlier today, indicating that other tests have shown negative for some contaminants, but further testing is being carried out by an independent lab.

“The Authority advises customers in the Maracas Valley area that notwithstanding the safe results obtained from internal tests on the water supply to the area, an independent lab has also been engaged to conduct further tests, in order to verify the quality of the supply being produced and distributed to Maracas Valley,” WASA said in its release.

It reported: “The Authority’s tests, which now includes bacterial tests, are negative.”

Notwithstanding, WASA is advising customers to take extra precautions for peace of mind:

“However, if customers are of the view that their water supply may be contaminated, in the interim—and as a precautionary measure—customers can boil water that is to be used for drinking purposes.”

WASA’s assurances come on the heels of those made by Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales.  The Minister was moved to calm fears over the quality of Maracas Valley’s water supply following a health-related incident at the University of the Southern Caribbean (USC). 

USC had issued a statement claiming that several students, as well as academic staff, had experienced bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea throughout Friday and Saturday.

Minister Gonzales had said tests done on various samples taken from the Lluengo Water Treatment Plant, Maracas-St Joseph, that serves the catchment area, revealed, “That there was absolutely no contamination of the water … It remained consistent with WHO standards.”

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