It seems like someone forget to tell the grounds staff at the Prime Minister's official residence about the new restrictions on using water.A report in the Trinidad Express says a photo came from a "citizen journalist" showing sprinklers on the lawn at the official residence. (The photo above is reproduced from the Trinidad Express).
The Express report stated: "The Page one photo in today’s Express of the PM’s back lawn being watered was supplied to the Express yesterday by a citizen journalist who was able to view the activity for the entire duration."
The Express said it conducted investigations to verify the use of the water at the PM's residence and the Water and Sewerage Authority has since clamped down groundskeepers and directed staff to immediately stop using the sprinklers or similar devices.
It quoted the General Manager of Communications at WASA, Ellen Lewis, as saying that the Water and Sewerage Authority Act Ch 54:40 applied to everyone.
"The law has universal applicability, including all private and State property. Based on the information received, we have been able to verify that water was being used to water the grounds at the prime minister’s residence.
"We have, however, reminded the household’s grounds management of the hosepipe restriction in effect as of midnight on February 3, and as such, they are to cease forthwith the use of any hose, sprinkler or similar-type apparatus for the transmission of water," the paper reported Lewis as saying.
Read the full story in the Trinidad Express
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