Business as usual at Harry's water park; company denies it has illegal water connection

The company that owns Harry's Waterpark in Tabaquite has denied that it made an illegal water connection to the park as alleged by the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA). And it says the park is continuing to conduct its business.

On Tuesday, WASA disconnected the supply of water to the facility, claiming the park made an an illegal connection. The authority has also charged the park’s owner, Harrypersad Ragoonanan. 

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A director of the company that operates the facility issued a statement explaining that the park does not use water from the public supply.

Sahadeo Ragoonanan said: “We use recycled treated water for the water slides and other facilities at the park."

He added, “This water is also used for the washrooms but is not used for drinking or cooking. We have taken steps to ensure we have an adequate supply to run the operations.

"I want to assure all the people who are coming to the water park to enjoy themselves as we are operating as usual.

"We are taking the normal measures to ensure that all hygienic requirements are met. The comfort of our patrons is of paramount importance,” the statement added.

Raghoonanan was emphatic that the park did not have any illegal or un-authorised water connections. He said the company would meet with its lawyers to decide on a course of action.