Thursday, January 24 2013

The ten-day shutdown of the Desalination Plant at Pt Lisas is over and the plant is expected to return to full service today.

Last year the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) announced the shutdown of the plant for maintenance work for the period January 15 to 24. The shutdown impacted on WASA’s overall water supply position in Trinidad, as the plant provides desalinated water to the Authority.

WASA created a plan that entailed the redistribution of supply, and schedule management to minimise the impact on customers due to the supply shortage from Desalcott

In a statement yesterday, WASA said once the plant returns to full service customers in Central and South Trinidad should expect a normalisation in supply in accordance with their established schedules over a 24-hour period.

The Authority thanked customers for playing their part in minimising the effects of the 30 million gallons a day loss in supplies from the Plant by reducing consumption and by being more efficient in their water use habits.