The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is advising the public that following Wednesday’s heavy rainfall across the country, multiple water facilities have been affected.
According to a media release on Wednesday evening, WASA said, “Heavy rainfall today has impacted operations at some of the Authority’s Surface Water Treatment facilities in the Northern Region and Parts of Tobago.”
The following Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) are experiencing reduced production or have been stopped due to high turbidity as a result of flooded river conditions.
However, a wide swath of South, Central, and North Trinidad will also experience a disruption in the water supply as the Caroni Water Treatment Plant has scaled back production. According to WASA, this disruption is due to “flooded river conditions and clogged screens currently being experienced at the raw water intake of the facility due to the passage of the Invest 91L.”
The Affected Areas
Northern Trinidad
Served by Valsayn Booster Stations A & B
- Saddle Road, San Juan
- Bagatelle
- Laventille Road, Febeau Village
- Success Village, Laventille
- Malick
- Trou Macaque
North Trinidad
Served by El Soccorro Booster Station
- Barataria
- St. Anns
- Morvant
- Cascade
- East Dry River
- Dibe, Long Circular
- Port-of-Spain
- St. James
- St. Barbs
- Cocorite
- Gonzales
- Belmont
Central Trinidad
- Piarco
- Caroni North and South Bank Road
- Cunupia
- Endeavour
- Chaguanas
- Jerningham Road
- Lange Park
- Longdenville
- Felicity
- California
- Caroni Savannah Road
- Korea Village
- Waterloo
- Carapichaima
- St.Mary’s
- Mc Bean
- Couva
- Windsor Park
- Esperanza
- Claxton Bay
- Marabella
- City of San Fernando
- Bank Village
Southwest Peninsula
San Fernando to Point Fortin
- La Romaine
- Palmiste
- Phillipine
- Woodland
- Debe
- Penal
- Siparia
- Fyzabad
The Authority says they will continue to provide updates as every effort is being made to return these facilities to service at the earliest possible time.
More Inclement Weather
Showers and thunderstorms trailing Invest 91L remain in the forecast for Trinidad and Tobago over the next two days.
A Riverine Flood Alert (Yellow Level) went into effect for Trinidad and Western Tobago from 5:03 PM Wednesday, October 5th, 2022, and remains in effect through 5:00 PM Friday, October 7th, 2022 for Trinidad and western Tobago.
The Met Office also has Trinidad and Tobago under an Adverse Weather Alert (Yellow Level) until 12:00 PM Friday, October 7th, 2022.
There are no tropical storm or hurricane watches or warnings in effect for T&T at this time.
