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3 charged as water police hit streets
Published: 5 Feb 2010
WASA’s Security Services manager Mervyn Pierre checks the time on his watch moments before WASA’s estate police patrolled the Goodwood Park community, Westmoorings, yesterday. PHOTO: AKILE SIMON
Police from the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) were out in full force early yesterday as its restriction on water took effect. Three people from South Trinidad have been charged in connection with wasting water. WASA’s manager of Security Services Mervyn Pierre hailed yesterday’s exercise as a success. He said: “We were out from 10 pm (Wednesday) throughout Trinidad and Tobago.
In the north, we started at Sangre Grande and we visited right up to the Westmoorings area. “So far it has been quite encouraging. We are going to use all our resources to effectively police the country.” Pierre also called on citizens to continue to partner with WASA as it seeks to manage the limited water resources. He said WASA’s community police have stepped up its patrols and the exercise would continue for as long as it was necessary.
From around 5 am, several jeeps with WASA police officers went into the Westmoorings and Glencoe community in search of violators of the law. The officers stopped at a house in Westmoorings to enquire about a leak which was spotted along a driveway. However, a female occupant of the house, who peeked through a window, when called out by the officers, became incensed after TV cameramen began to film the officers as they inquired about the leak.
After admitting to the officers that the leaks was caused by a faulty stop cock, the woman threatened to report the incident to her attorneys. At another house, a couple was caught using a hose, which was connected to a pipe in the yard. When approached by the officers, the woman explained her kitchen sink was clogged and she was using the hose to clear possible debris. “I appreciate what you are saying…I do conserve water and I always encourage them (her household) to do that. “It just unfortunate that I have to use it to clear the sink,” the woman said.
The officers stopped at a
The officers stopped at a house in Westmoorings to enquire about a leak which was spotted along a driveway
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I am glad that people are
I am glad that people are stepping up and doing something about it.
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WASA - come lock meh up or
WASA - come lock meh up or charge meh. Ah washing meh car wit de hose and bathing the dorg still with de hose. And just for so - tuh take de Minista advice - ah planting a little food garden IN MEH FRONT YARD whey yuh coud see and ah watering it day and night - yes u guess it, with de hose AND THE WATER I PAYING FOR. Yuh giving we a credit for the water we PAYING for but KYAR USE? All yuh too dam farse and outa place. I paying for this water - it not free. All yuh PNM high arses admitted we in Sando paying de highest rates due to high valuation - thus higher Wasa rates as well. All yuh sen d police by Mugabe palace and Hyatt yet? De fontain going full speed still and de days hot so plenty evaporation thus plenty water flowing.
Right up on de Sando hill - exactly 2 HOUSES AWAY FROM YOUR OFFICE by de pump station, it have a water leak over 2 months now. 24 hours your people passing there and seeing it - why yuh doe go lock dem up? On Royal Road in front Royal Hardware it have a big leak - again your vans passing there 24 hours yet yuh kyar fix it. But you want to come and tell me doe use water I PAYING FOR? All yuh must be more off than all de people in ST Anns yes. Dis Chinee man all yuh put - ah sure is Calder Hart step son or someting - he real farce to say that we farmers who pumping water from Caroni river to feed us, the nation, tiefing it. THE WATER BELONGS TO US. De only tiefing taking place in WASA is all yuh own PNM boys who Mugabe Manning put in there!
Mismanagement and squandermania on your part WASA, does not constitute an emergency on my part. Put your house in order first before attempting to address and instruct us, John Public. Water is being paid for by us and we are not getting a satisfactory supply.
Boy, you forgot to mention,
Boy, you forgot to mention, that WASA did a fantastic job and that not one pipe in T&T was leaking between 1995 and 2001 :-))
Rumbooboo, Berlin
The waterfront fountain was
The waterfront fountain was in operation yesterday. I know that the fountain will recirculate, but at some point, the pond has to be topped up. Further, it doesn't make me feel good do be under water restriction and watch water being used for frivolous purposes. Unless it uses salt water, I don't think that these fountains should be operated during the period of water restrictions. Hopefully, things won't get so bad that people won't resort to tiefin' water from the fountain ha ha.
Great, now charge WASA first
Great, now charge WASA first for all those unfixed leaks !!!
Agreed 100%.
Agreed 100%.
I am sure that if they would
I am sure that if they would moderately police the water when there is an abundance of it then we would not have to go to these extremes when the water almost dun!!!
Tip to WASA Chairman and/or
Tip to WASA Chairman and/or The Minister of Public Utilities: "Apart from increasing the fines, make the names and addresses public."
People who break or flout the laws hate the shame of exposure much more than the petty fines.
If you look at Breaking Barriers on IBN Ch8 on a Wednesday night, you would see how "shoulder drivers" hide their faces from the cameraman when they are being recorded.
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One only hopes that this
One only hopes that this "new law" is also for government officials, WASA managers etc and off-course their 'police' as well.
The small man have to pay
The small man have to pay again, and again and again....this is like being pound wise and penny foolish....with all the big guns getting away with big money.....and the samll man have to pay his little money he have for trying to wash his little ol car and clean his house...check West Moorings with sprinklers on whole night...they get a tip off or what???!!!......small man go have to pay again and again and again...we dogs ded.....no need for good language and the Queen's English....I go talk how i want......
observer
...well done men!...you've
...well done men!...you've enriched the people's coffers by a whooping 2 hundred and 25 dollars (if these miscreants are found guilty)....the nation expresses its grattitude...take a bow...
Good to see that all areas
Good to see that all areas are being covered in WASA's sweep. Now to fix those leaks and install those meters especially in homes with swimming pools, lawns, large breed dogs and multiple cars in the driveway.
James (observing from Poland)