The country's water supply was also disrupted by yesterday's nationwide blackout, which occurred around 12.37 am.Ellen Lewis, head of corporate communications of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), said the power failure resulted in the shutdown of the authority's water production facilities system-wide.
She said with the gradual restoration of power to different parts of the country by T&TEC, 90 per cent of WASA's production facilities were back in operation around 10.30 am yesterday.Two of the country's major suppliers, the North Oropouche Water Treatment Plant and the Desalination Plant, Lewis added, were also expected to be fully functional late yesterday.
The restoration process for the entire country, however, is expected to be completed within 48 hours."Over a 48-hour period WASA expects to fully normalise its service to all customers. In some isolated cases, there may be instances of discolouration in supply and in this regard, customers are advised to allow the water to settle before use," Lewis said.
She said until all of WASA's production facilities have resumed normal operation, customers should use water from their available storage sparingly.