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From warmer temperatures to inaccessibility to water, the impact of Climate Change is evident worldwide. According to the Desalination Company of Trinidad and Tobago, the environmental changes are proving to be a challenge when it comes to providing potable water.
In its World Water Day message, Desalcott says excess solids from the Orinoco river and the Gulf of Paria have become a major problem for its systems.

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00:00 The Salcot's general manager John Thomson says, despite using the new technology of
00:06 reverse osmosis, the onset of the new threats as a result of climate change is crippling
00:11 usual production levels.
00:13 He says in instances of such stress, a shutdown is usually recommended.
00:18 The worldwide practice would be to shut down the plant under these conditions.
00:24 But through local expertise, we are keeping up production at contracted levels.
00:30 To counter the impact, the Salcot says, it has increased its maintenance schedules to
00:36 allow its systems to operate at full capacity.
00:39 However, if the environmental challenges worsen, the company may not have a choice.
00:44 The pretreatment before the reverse osmosis system cannot work as well under these conditions,
00:51 despite our best efforts.
00:53 The new technology of reverse osmosis provides desalination plants with a method whereby
00:59 they can reduce a high quality of water from the sea.
01:02 This can be especially helpful in countries where there are major water resources concerns.
01:08 Reverse osmosis desalination is being adopted worldwide with ever increasing capacity to
01:15 provide drinking water where there are limited groundwater sources and as drought relief.
01:23 In particular, the Middle East has a large capacity of desalination plants with more
01:29 being built.
01:31 In the Caribbean, Aruba, Curacao, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands all rely extensively
01:39 on seawater desalination to provide possible water.
01:45 The company says its commitment to the country is unwavering and is similar with the country's
01:50 watchwords of discipline, production and tolerance.
01:54 Charlotte Casteaux, TV6 News.
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