Desalcott can't be serious!!

[kstt]

Is every week they have to shut off water?

They worse than any public service

If it rain too hard...no water
Drought...no water
Upgrades/maintenance weekly....no water

Wdf get your act together man!

[redmanjp]

Dey have diarrhoea?

[maj. tom]

Me eh no water engineer but I trust that the men know what they doing. How can u complain about maintenence? You should complain about all the water wasa wasting everyday that could reroute to supply twice the population.

[zoom rader]

Desal does not shut off water , wasa does.

The public rarely gets Desal water as this water is mostly served to the Pt Lisas est

When Desal can't supply the est then wasa diverts it's water to the estate thus cutting off the public supply

[Dave]

Desal had a blow out hence the unplanned shut down. Just like wasa's pipe on the beetham.

[abbow]

more importantly ---whats the current status of the repair/service??

My water tanks are very low.

[kstt]

Every week so is maintenance????

They maintaining more than they operating.


From today this thread will record how often water is shut off.

[Dave]

Just like any aging system, after a repair is performed, the next weak point shows itself. Wasa lines are no different. I don't work there, I know a company directly involved with the electrical aspect of the repair.

[Moobs]

I am "familiar" with that company, so let me just explain to you what is going on. People that own/run de place ain't business about the general maintenance of the plant. They just running de plant till something fail, then they go shutdown for a few days till they get parts, and then restart. It going on like that for years, except the plant is much older now so more and more things are going to go bad.
Expect this to happen more regularly.
It really ain't wasa's fault that the plant can't run.

[Cantmis]

How's the pay ?

[kstt]

I am "familiar" with that company, so let me just explain to you what is going on. People that own/run de place ain't business about the general maintenance of the plant. They just running de plant till something fail, then they go shutdown for a few days till they get parts, and then restart. It going on like that for years, except the plant is much older now so more and more things are going to go bad.
Expect this to happen more regularly.
It really ain't wasa's fault that the plant can't run.

They only studying to collect money. Then again they can't get fired. I wonder how they would react if wasa missed a payment or paid them based on reliability/performance/production.

[Dizzy28]

I am "familiar" with that company, so let me just explain to you what is going on. People that own/run de place ain't business about the general maintenance of the plant. They just running de plant till something fail, then they go shutdown for a few days till they get parts, and then restart. It going on like that for years, except the plant is much older now so more and more things are going to go bad.
Expect this to happen more regularly.
It really ain't wasa's fault that the plant can't run.

They only studying to collect money. Then again they can't get fired. I wonder how they would react if wasa missed a payment or paid them based on reliability/performance/production.

Isn't the relationship governed by a Water Sale agreement and they are paid based on production

[Moobs]

How's the pay ?

As a Trainee Operator you get $25/hr no benefits(Casual, sick leave or vacation).

Operator 1 $30/hr.

Every promotion is a $3.00 dollar increase.
(Promotion is when somebody dead or leave).

A couple "Hundred" people pass through that small plant and leave.

[Moobs]

I am "familiar" with that company, so let me just explain to you what is going on. People that own/run de place ain't business about the general maintenance of the plant. They just running de plant till something fail, then they go shutdown for a few days till they get parts, and then restart. It going on like that for years, except the plant is much older now so more and more things are going to go bad.
Expect this to happen more regularly.
It really ain't wasa's fault that the plant can't run.

They only studying to collect money. Then again they can't get fired. I wonder how they would react if wasa missed a payment or paid them based on reliability/performance/production.

They ain't really care that much about upkeep of the plant. Once they getting money, nothing else matter...

[Rovin]

like everything else ran by d guavament : dont maintain it til it break down then spend\award big $ to fix it back ....

[Dizzy28]

like everything else ran by d guavament : dont maintain it til it break down then spend\award big $ to fix it back ....

They are not Government though.

They sell water to WASA just like how Trinity sells electricity to TTEC.
Private company.

[teems1]

like everything else ran by d guavament : dont maintain it til it break down then spend\award big $ to fix it back ....

It's a private company. Hafeez Karamth I think.

[K74T]

[Rovin]

i knew dat eh but i meant indirectly in a kinda way ....

[pugboy]

A serious govt would encourage more desal plants

[j.o.e]

A serious govt would encourage more desal plants

More desals would be nice but the distribution network is soooo much sheit why up production to just waste it?

[Dizzy28]

A serious govt would encourage more desal plants

More desals would be nice but the distribution network is soooo much sheit why up production to just waste it?

Distribution is where all our problems lies. Its up to50% of loss through leakages.
https://newsday.co.tt/2017/10/17/minist ... via-leaks/

We don't even need Desalcott if that percentage was much lower.

[Arcmanov]

Something I've always wondered..... If we always getting these problems with just the one desal plant, then why haven't we built more?

It makes sense that more plants equal more water available for the populace, and all wouldn't be down at the same time for 'maintenance'.

It's amazing to me that government has never explored building more plants...or maybe they did and I missed it.

[rebound]

So when is it going back up?

[sMASH]

Will WASA issue rebates for failure to supply water?

[De Dragon]

I am "familiar" with that company, so let me just explain to you what is going on. People that own/run de place ain't business about the general maintenance of the plant. They just running de plant till something fail, then they go shutdown for a few days till they get parts, and then restart. It going on like that for years, except the plant is much older now so more and more things are going to go bad.
Expect this to happen more regularly.
It really ain't wasa's fault that the plant can't run.

They only studying to collect money. Then again they can't get fired. I wonder how they would react if wasa missed a payment or paid them based on reliability/performance/production.

They ain't really care that much about upkeep of the plant. Once they getting money, nothing else matter...

Skimping on costs for a pump and membrane plant?

[Dizzy28]

Something I've always wondered..... If we always getting these problems with just the one desal plant, then why haven't we built more?

It makes sense that more plants equal more water available for the populace, and all wouldn't be down at the same time for 'maintenance'.

It's amazing to me that government has never explored building more plants...or maybe they did and I missed it.

Beacuse we don't have a production problem, we have a distribution problem.

[Sundar]

We get water Once in Ten Days. When it comes it be for 2 days, mind you the 1st day pressure can't reach in the tank. So idk what some of you beating up for.

[ek4ever]

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Well that's the problem right there....now 100% locally owned

[kstt]

Will WASA issue rebates for failure to supply water?

Good question!

https://www.facebook.com/RegulatedIndus ... missionTT/