Unclean water in San Juan too

THE EDITOR: Please allow me a place in your esteemed newspaper to endorse the sentiments expressed by the residents of Woodbrook. As a resident of San Juan for the past five years, we too are faced with the daily ordeal of unclean water flowing from our taps. Numerous calls to the Water and Sewerage Authority have only added to our frustration. If our calls are ever answered to begin with, the caller is transferred around the various departments and eventually disconnected. One of WASA’s employees rudely told me to “buy a filter,” and promptly hung up. As a matter of fact, filters attached to our tank, quickly become clogged with mud and have to be replaced frequently.

Meanwhile, I continue to pay charges at the laundry because it is unthinkable of washing whites at my home, unless of course I wanted to end up with ‘brown cotton’ blouses. Even dark coloured clothing emerges from the wash with a brown hue woven into the fabric. A visible film of mud has settled at the bottom of my ice trays, and even when boiled, there is evidence of muddy particles swirling around my discoloured drinking water. While we commend the Authority on the regular supply of water in the San Juan area, we appeal to you, please, make it a supply that we can actually utilise. In this case the question arises, is quantity, in fact, better than quality?

CHIVONE CHAPMAN
San Juan