Persistent rainfall in Trinidad and Tobago, courtesy of Hurricane Beryl, has thrown a wrench in operations at several Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) surface water-treatment facilities. WASA announced on July 1 that facilities in the north, including Quare, Tompire, La Pastora, L&N, Acono, La Fillette, and Las Cuevas, were grappling with high turbidity due to heavy rain and blocked screens caused by flood river conditions. This has had a direct impact on areas like Toco, Balandra, La Pastora, Lopinot, parts of Maracas St Joseph, La Fillette, and Las Cuevas.
Over in Tobago, a power glitch has disrupted operations at Hillsborough West, Bloody Bay, King’s Bay, Highland Road, and Charlotteville Water Treatment Plant, affecting communities like Castara, Bloody Bay, Parlatuvier, L’Anse Fourmi, Delaford, Speyside, Moriah, Runnemede, Upper Golden Lane, Mason Hall, and Charlotteville.
WASA assured the public that they are working diligently to restore these facilities at the earliest and will provide updates as they progress.
