Im­proved weath­er con­di­tions have al­lowed sev­er­al sur­face wa­ter treat­ment plants in north Trinidad to re­sume nor­mal op­er­a­tions, ac­cord­ing to a 2:00 pm up­date from the Wa­ter and Sew­er­age Au­thor­i­ty (WASA) on Mon­day 19 May 2025.

WASA has con­firmed that plants at Gua­napo, Mc David, Cau­ra, Acono, L&N, and Quare have now re­turned to ser­vice.

These fa­cil­i­ties sup­ply ar­eas such as:

● Gua­napo: Parts of Ari­ma, Pin­to Road, Mt Pleas­ant, Cal­vary Hill

● Mc David: Sur­rey Vil­lage, parts of Lopinot

● Cau­ra: El Do­ra­do, Tacarigua, parts of Tu­na­puna

● Acono: Parts of Mara­cas, St Joseph

● L&N: Parts of Mara­cas, St Joseph

● Quare: Parts of Va­len­cia

Conditions at a WASA facility in north Trinidad. [Image courtesy WASA]

WASA

How­ev­er, WASA re­port­ed that sev­er­al oth­er fa­cil­i­ties re­main af­fect­ed.

These in­clude:

● Aripo (serv­ing San­ta Rosa Heights, Pin­to Road, Tumpuna Road and parts of Va­len­cia)

● Las Cuevas, Rin­con, La Fil­lette (serv­ing those named ar­eas)

● La Pas­to­ra (serv­ing La Pas­to­ra and Lopinot) – still im­pact­ed by high tur­bid­i­ty from heavy rain­fall

● North Oropouche – op­er­at­ing at re­duced ca­pac­i­ty due to flood­ed riv­er con­di­tions af­fect­ing screens

● Blan­chisseuse – still af­fect­ed

WASA said that high tur­bid­i­ty caused by heavy rain­fall and clogged screens due to flood­ing con­tin­ue to de­lay full restora­tion at some lo­ca­tions.

The au­thor­i­ty is as­sur­ing the pub­lic that ef­forts are on­go­ing to re­store ser­vice to all ar­eas as soon as pos­si­ble.

Res­i­dents are en­cour­aged to mon­i­tor of­fi­cial WASA plat­forms for fur­ther up­dates.

WASA update on north facilities on May 19, 2025.

WASA