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A more reliable water supply to Tobago is being realised. This from CEO of the Water and Sewerage Authority Keithroy Halliday.


He says approximately thirty-five thousand customers in Tobago have benefited with over four hundred thousand benefitting in Trinidad.

Mr. Halliday spoke in Tobago on Wednesday at a Wasa media conference at the Central Administrative Services, Tobago (C.A.S.T).

Elizabeth Williams attended the conference and has this report.
Transcript
00:00In the two years, we have basically completed projects that has benefited
00:08over 400,000 of our customers. In Tobago, we have been pursuing several projects
00:14as well. There are quite a few, over 20 by my last count, which have
00:19benefited at least 30 to 35,000 customers. Mr. Halliday, as he spoke in
00:24Tobago on Wednesday, said traditional means of acquiring water alone cannot be
00:29relied upon. Here in Tobago, I think we have seven surface water treatment
00:35plants and we have at least 25 wells, which is the sum of most of our
00:41production for Tobago. There are other options on the cards. We have to be open
00:46to that. We can't just rely on the traditional means of producing water. I
00:51would say, however, that Tobago is pretty much advanced in terms of Trinidad and
00:56where Trinidad is, in terms of augmenting or continuing to develop its
01:00own production and the landscape. Speaking on road repair issues after
01:05leaks are repaired by WASA, he stated a meeting is to be held with the THA on
01:11this matter, as it remains a bugbear. There are thousands of road repairs that we
01:17still need to do. We are able to do the restorations very quickly in terms of
01:23filling the holes, filling the gaps, etc., which most people may not see because
01:29unfortunately the rains inevitably wash out that road fill or that mile fill
01:35that we will put in place. And then we have to refill it and refill it again if
01:40we're not able to do the pitch or lay the pitch. We're trying to solve that.
01:45Ensuring hotels and guest houses also receive a reliable water supply in light
01:51of Tobago's tourism thrust was also looked at.
01:54The upgrade of the Bathurst tank site, the painting and the upgrading of the tanks, the installation of the
02:00boosters, the installation of one well, which will soon, I hope, before the end of the dry season,
02:06be the installation of two additional wells. The express intent is to provide
02:12new water to support any possible shortfalls in the upcoming dry season to
02:18southwest and the tourism belts. WASA is also reminding members of the public to
02:23conserve their water supply. Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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