An estimated 3700 residents in Tobago are now receiving a 24/7 water supply up from two days per week following the successful completion of the Bacolet to Signal Hill Transmission Main Project. Customers benefitting include those residing in Signal Hill, Patience Hill, Upper Lambeau, Spring Garden, Bethel, Upper Sherwood Park, Carnbee and Sou Sou Lands.
The project, which took six months to complete, was formally commissioned by Senator the Honourable Ganga Singh, Minister of the Environment and Water Resources, at a ceremony held on grounds adjacent to the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Tobago on Wednesday 27th November 2013.
In delivering the keynote address at the ceremony Minister Singh explained that as a result of the comprehensive programme of works undertaken in Tobago including rehabilitation of water treatment plants and installation of transmission and distribution mains over the past three years, at a cost of $71M, the sister isle is closer to the attainment of a continuous water supply than Trinidad; with 67% of the population accessing a 24/7 service, compared to the national average of 49% of the population.
According to the Minister for WASA to attain the full 24/7 level of service to the entire population of 61,000 persons, total water production on the island has to beincreased by two million gallons per day. He noted that to augment current supplies, a programme of works is being pursued to further explore and develop bedrock groundwater to supply an additional four million gallons daily.
Minister Singh stated that additional pipeline construction works will also be undertaken, including the installation of nine kilometres of new mains from Bloody Bay to Little Englishman’s Bay, and the installation of three kilometres of pipelines from Culloden Junction to Broad Road, Moriah.
