Residents of Dorrington Gardens, Pearl Gardens and others have suffered from flooding for many years and despite numerous complaints to the authorities, we have received nothing but unfulfilled promises. The affected streets fill with flood water after 20 - 30 minutes of steady rain.
To add insult to injury, WASA has now placed two main pipes (one being approximately 16" inches diameter) into a drain that is already too small.
Promises have been received from as far back as the Eric Williams administration, Colm Imbert, the Regional Corp, and more recently -the Ministry of Works and Transport. WASA has also refused to listen to the cries of the residents and have sought the easy way out.
I am begging the authorities to address this situation before it results in further damages and losses.
Believe it or not, this is a road, not a river!
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WASA CONTRIBUTES TO FLOODING
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says ... on Friday, Oct 26 at 3:52 AM
Hello Trindadians Our Leaders, create jobs, cut crimes, take back the oil, being real inferstructure. We are sleeping for fourty, leaders wake up, help them.
says ... on Friday, Oct 26 at 3:35 AM
Hello Trinidadians Born and raised in Trinidad. I am a son of the soil, I left my country of Trinidad,. Progress was being made in the era of Dr Eric Williams and A N R Robinson. What's happening ?? Govern !
says ... on Sunday, Apr 29 at 7:32 AM
Water control boards are the independent local government bodies responsible for maintaining this system. What has the guavament done in T&T.
says ... on Sunday, Apr 29 at 7:31 AM
Yet the Dutch keep the low lying parts of the Netherlands dry for habitation and agriculture, through dikes, dams and floodgates and a system of drainage ditches, canals and pumping stations.
says ... on Sunday, Apr 29 at 7:30 AM
Netherlands is vulnerable to flooding because it is a geographically low-lying country, with about 25% of its area and 21% of its population located below sea level, and 50% of its land lying less than one metre above sea level.
says ... on Sunday, Apr 29 at 7:30 AM
Netherlands is vulnerable to flooding because it is a geographically low-lying country, with about 25% of its area and 21% of its population located below sea level, and 50% of its land lying less than one metre above sea level.
says ... on Friday, Oct 1 at 5:13 PM
It's nice to see this government is making strides where the other government didn't. :D
says ... on Friday, Aug 27 at 12:43 AM
i will come back in a heart beat if they get the crime down
says ... on Wednesday, Aug 25 at 9:09 PM
pls stop. trini workers are lazy,lack in social communication, work without a plan, and laborers cannot find a good one. please teach our men and women to be professional at what they do.
says ... on Sunday, Aug 22 at 7:30 PM
It takes people who leave tnt and who is in the usa to fix this flooding. come back to their home.donate their skill and education and help reconstructed the system.
says ... on Sunday, Aug 22 at 5:06 AM
After all these years, WASA is so good that they are making a contribution to flood! Didn't learn much!
says ... on Saturday, Aug 14 at 6:25 AM
all u of u need to stop complain and take action againts wasa and all other organisations for their reckless and incompetent action. until u get up and protest and stand up 4 ur rights this will always happen we as trinis are to lay back.
says ... on Monday, Aug 9 at 8:32 PM
D PEOPLE WHO BACK-FILL LOW LANDS TO BUILD HOUSES, BUISNESS, FIX THEIR LAND-SCAPE,FOR SELLING PURPOSES. GUESS WHAT? YOU WILL NEVER SEE THEM WITH THESE PROBLEMS.THEM BIG BOYS & GIRLS LIVE ON HILLS(OR ABOARD) .YOU THINK?
says ... on Monday, Aug 9 at 12:08 PM
For years the public have been complaining about the inadequaties and poor workmanship of WASA engineers.So far there have been no improvement .Today the very same complains can be heard.It is time something is done to improve WASA workmanship.
says ... on Monday, Aug 9 at 12:00 PM
From my experience it seems that the majority of ,WASA engineers are not properly trained.They can dig and refill holes adequately,but for repairing pipes,building and repairing bridges.sewers etc they are incompetent.
says ... on Thursday, Aug 5 at 7:56 PM
its not like the sewage u drink in nyc...and u still ghetto pirate.. its part of the worlds water recycle system..
says ... on Thursday, Aug 5 at 2:28 PM
Hmm, W.A.S.A can never live up to their promise. but a promise is a comfort to a fool.. the amt of pipes it have that buss all over trinidad. right in my area has about 5 pipes tht are just runnin with water...then rain comes and flood!
says ... on Thursday, Aug 5 at 12:32 PM
I agree with camtech, let us all sue WASA, their rivers are causing havoc in our land. How you feeling now WASA? A note to the parents of thoses children, please educated them, SAVE THEM!!
says ... on Thursday, Aug 5 at 6:05 AM
I wonder if those kids know they are swimming in sewage
says ... on Wednesday, Aug 4 at 10:41 PM
How can a 3rd country like Trinidad can elect a PM and no changes have been made. The locals continue to blame government for mothers nature actions but yet no one in real power have come forth with a solution. Both administrations can't deal.
says ... on Wednesday, Aug 4 at 1:24 PM
didn't wasa say the water in the river belongs to them??!!! well maybe we should all sue them now for their water is flooding us out of house and home!!!
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