The annual rainfall for Trinidad is 69.7 inches. Rainy months include June, ten inches; July, 9.8 inches; and August 9.4 inches. The monthly average is 5.8 inches.Taking into consideration these figures, there is no need for a desalination plant at Point Lisas. Its establishment was purely political. Jobs for certain people.
WASA's problem is not generation but distribution. The volume of available water is fixed but the population is increasing. There are too many leaking pipes. X gallons pumped, X-10 gallons received. No rocket science here.All we need to do is repair or replace old leaking pipes. Then we would have less need for maintenence.It seems we do not want that. I wonder why?
Desalcott will be shut down (again) from November 13 to the 23rd (hopefully). This is sounding like a recurring decimal. All of Trinidad will suffer terribly. This is to facilitate maintenance work (again).Let us break it down in footballing terms. A player who is performing poorly is being substituted. However the substitute is not competent. Poor planning at its maximum.
No preventative maintenance programme in place. This is unacceptable. No way, no how!Shouldn't water supply be an essential service? All of us cannot afford to purchase water, be it by the bottle or tank.Check and confirm where some tank water originates, you could get a fishy surprise.Better leadership is necessary.
This plant is more down than up. I wonder why. Look at the plants in Aruba how efficient they are.I already have a tank farm, how many more do I need?Should WASA cover my costs because they are supposed to provide a reliable supply of water? What is their definition of reliable? Once a week?
All governments, past and present, insist on depositing their nonacademics at WASA and failing. We all know what that is a definition of.You cannot strengthen the definitely weak (Desalcott) by weakening the comparatively strong (WASA).No water no love.
AV Rampersad,
Princes Town