WASA hard hit by the dry season

THE WATER and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has been forced to reduce water production at the Courland Water Treatment Plant in Tobago by 50 percent. According to a  release from WASA, production is down from two million gallons per day to one million gallons per day.

This reduction, it was revealed, has become necessary because of the intense dry season which is currently being experienced and which is adversely impacting water storage reserves at all of the Authority’s major impounding reservoirs. Where the Courland plant is concerned, WASA is utilising neighbouring well sources at Diamond Estate, Carnbee and Government Farm Road to supplement, on a scheduled basis, the shortfall from the Courland system. The Authority has been forced to introduce scheduling and provide a limited supply of truck-borne water in an attempt to meet the requirements of its customers.

The following dry season schedule will apply:
Crown Point, Bon Accord — from 5 am to 10 am and 6 pm to 10 pm every day. Canaan — from 5 am to 10 am on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Plymouth, Turtle Beach, Black Rock, Grafton, Mt Pleasant, Prospect, Mt Irvine, Buccoo — from 5 pm to 10 pm on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays.
Sou Sou Lands, Upper Sherwood, Bethany — from 12 noon to midnight on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Carnbee Main Road — from 12 noon to midnight on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.