The country's Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) announced Monday that it has no choice but to begin a national rationing plan to conserve dwindling water reserves.
Starting Wednesday morning WASA will impose nationwide restrictions on water use with stiff penalties for anyone who breaks the rules.
The restrictions include waster while washing vehicles and the excessive use of lawn sprinklers.
WASA plans to send its police to patrol neighbourhoods to make sure that people are heeding the restrictions.
The water authority said the situation is near crisis proportions because of low rainfall last year and a continuing dry spell so far in 2010.
WASA CEO Dr Jim Lee Young told reporters the total rainfall for January was just over 30 mm, more than 40 mm less than the Meteorological Office had previously predicted.
He said that certain areas of Trinidad "are blessed with water" so WASA will begin a redistribution system to start moving water from those areas and sending it to areas with less water.
Lee Young urged consumers to make sure they don't waste water, adding that people should examine their water tanks to make sure there are no leaks and spills causing by faulty fittings.
1 comment:
What would a ration of water do. People complain daily about not having water, how would this help them? how would rationing water help the supply? how could you ration something that does not exist?
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