Further adjustments are being made to some water supply schedules, in keeping with ongoing dry season mitigation measures and this year’s Dry Season, Water Supply Management Plan.
The Water and Sewerage Authority says the heat, resultant dryness and lack of rainfall throughout the 2024 dry season, has caused an average daily loss of production of approximately 25 million gallons per day.
This represents approximately 10% of the Authority’s total daily production.
To mitigate the impact of this situation, WASA has been enacting various aspects of its Water Supply Management Plan over the course of the dry season.
This includes, among others, system adjustments along the transmission and distribution pipeline networks, amended schedules, the introduction of new groundwater sources in some areas, expanded water trucking service, as well as the implementation of water use restrictions and encouraging citizens conserve water through our “Value Every Drop” campaign.
WASA says the ongoing intensity of the 2024 dry season now requires further amendments to the water supply schedules in some areas as follows.
Parts of North East, served by the North Oropouche Water Treatment, due reduced production from 20 to 17 mgd; parts of South East and Central, served by the Navet Water Treatment Plant, due to a drop in production from 19 to 16 mgd; likewise in Tobago, the Courland, Richmond, Kings Bay and Hillsborough West Water Treatment Plants have experienced a combined reduction in production from 4.6 to 2.7 mgd.
As the country continues to cope with the effects of the harsh conditions associated with the 2024 dry season, WASA says it has been taking the necessary steps to prudently manage the country’s available water resources.
The amended water supply schedules are available on the Authority’s website: www.wasa.gov.tt or any of its social media pages: Facebook, Instagram, X and WhatsApp.