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Dry season leaves Mahdia without water
– residents turn to creeks
Dry pipelines in Mahdia have left residents totally dependent on water from the creek for domestic purposes. It is unclear how long this situation will continue since the pump is unable to propel water from the almost dry community water well.
Empty tuff tanks
This is according to Region Eight Chairman, Mark Crawford, who related that after several weeks of the problem, the Regional Executive Officer, Ronald Harsawack, has informed him that the pump has arrived in the area as promised but is unable to push water from the well.
Early November, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud had said that pipelines, conduits and pumps were sent to Mahdia as a temporary fix to the water problems. However, it took a while for the materials to reach Mahdia much to the dismay of residents.
Crawford noted that the current volume of water in the well cannot full a 45 gallon drum. And, even if the depth of the well is increased, it cannot solve the water situation, since rainfall is infrequent in this dry season, he added.
It was noted that there are several tuff tanks in the area but they too are empty.
The Chairman said that residents are either going directly to the creek for water or purchasing creek water from mobile trucks. Meanwhile, water is not readily accessible at the Mahdia Primary School forcing students to resort to the use of latrines.
According to Crawford, with water not flowing through the pipelines, the flush toilets in the school are clogged. He is concerned that this may have a negative impact on the students’ health since there is no water to wash hands.
Crawford stressed that whenever residents protest about these unacceptable conditions, the civil action is deemed political by Government. But Government needs to take the provision of vital services to residents seriously, he noted.
He stated that fixing the Salbora well will rectify the water problem in Mahdia, but this does not seem to be a priority of the Administration. According to Crawford, residents were without potable water supply for almost a year as a result of foliage in the Salbora Water Project.
A gravity flow system from Salbora Creek, Eagle Mountain, above the Mahdia Plateau, is the main source of water for that mining community.
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