The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is urging the population to conserve water.
Following the declaration of the start of 2025 Dry Season on Tuesday, the Authority’s new Chief Executive Officer, Keithroy Halliday, updated the media on the Authority’s ability to keep water running through the nation’s taps in the coming months.
He says the population needs to change their water use behaviour throughout the year, not just in the Dry Season.
“So, you see that the majority of the reservoirs are above the long-term averages entering into what is known to be the start of the Dry Season, and whereas the Caroni is lagging slightly. So the Caroni Water Treatment Plant, which serves as the primary source for much of North, Central, and South of Trinidad, has been a bit slower to recharge due to the less-than-anticipated rainfall in that catchment area.”
Mr. Halliday noted that with prudent management, the Plant should be able to continue to produce at full capacity, which is 75 million imperial gallons of water per day.
“As we confidently tackle any challenges of climate change, we want to reiterate that whilst there are no restrictions in place, and I repeat that, there are currently no restrictions in place, the notion and the effort that we would want to stress would be that of collective conservation and the careful use of our water resources, that’s key.”
Meanwhile, the Director of Water Management Services, North East, Shira Ali, said the Authority drilled 26 wells, increasing water production by five million imperial gallons.
“Over the last few years we would have successfully completed over 200 projects. These projects were aimed at several different areas. It was, first and foremost, to increase our capacity, and by saying so, what it meant was ramping up our Well Development Programme.”
The 2025 Dry Season was officially declared on January 14th.