The Water and Sewerage Authority is providing assurances that it is doing its utmost to address challenges that are hindering a reliable pipe-borne water supply to several communities in Siparia.
WASA notes that the affected areas, including Zachariah Avenue, are supplied by the Caroni Water Treatment Plant (WTP)/Point Lisas Desal transmission network, through a series of boosters and finally via the Thicke Village Booster.
According to WASA, these areas are usually scheduled to receive a supply on rotation every nine days.
“The ongoing effects of the harsh 2024 Dry Season on reservoir levels at Arena in particular, as well as recent cutbacks in production at the Point Lisas Desal Plant, have impacted the Authority’s ability to maintain these schedules. Despite various schedule and system adjustments, some customers—particularly those at the extremities—continue to be impacted negatively,” the Authority explained in a statement issued today.
WASA says it has increased its water truck delivery capacity to the area in the short term to help mitigate the issue.
“The Authority has been working closely with local government representatives, to address requests for truck borne service, to customers in these areas impacted by the current system challenges,” WASA revealed.
For a longer-term solution, the water company said it has identified “several projects for implementation over the coming months that will deliver an improved level of service to customers in these areas.”
Among the projects are:
● Installation of 1.9 km of a 12-inch pipeline along Antilles Trace, from the corner of Tennant Trace and Woodlands Road to the corner of Antilles Trace and San Francique Main Road. Start date is December 1, 2024.
● Installation of 4.4km of a 16-inch transmission pipeline along Woodlands Road, from M2 Ring Road to Tennant Trace. Start date is December 1, 2024.
● Upgrade of Carapal WTP and the development of 10 new wells, which will directly benefit all areas supplied via Thick Village Booster Station.
● Upgrade works on the Carapal Plant and drilling of two new wells, which currently are ongoing.