Service Updates

Where the water is off, and what work we have scheduled.

Current status

Last updated 9:15 am, 2 August

Water is currently affected in these areas

See the notices below for areas, causes and expected restoration times.

Urgent

Updated 8:40 am

Grand Anse, Morne Rouge & Belmont

Burst 12-inch main on the Grand Anse main road. Crews are on site and the line is shut off while the repair is made.

Started

Today, 6:20 am

Expected back

Later today, by evening

Trucked water

Yes, serving Morne Rouge

Last updated

8:40 am

Gouyave & central St John

Updated 7:15 am

Treatment plant shut down after heavy rain raised turbidity at source. It restarts once the river runs clear.

Started

Yesterday, 9:00 pm

Expected back

This afternoon

Trucked water

No

Last updated

7:15 am

Sauteurs & parts of St Patrick

Updated 6:50 am

Pump repair at the booster station. Supply to higher areas is affected while the work is carried out.

Started

Today, 5:00 am

Expected back

Later today

Trucked water

No

Last updated

6:50 am

Victoria & Gouyave

Updated 2 Aug

Mains tie-in for the new distribution line. Water shut off for the duration of the connection.

Started

Mon 4 Aug, 8:00 am

Expected back

Same day, by 4:00 pm

Trucked water

No

Last updated

2 Aug

St David's

Updated 2 Aug

Treatment plant maintenance. Planned shutdown for scheduled servicing of the plant.

Started

Wed 6 Aug, 7:00 am

Expected back

Same day, by 2:00 pm

Trucked water

2 Aug

Last updated

2 Aug

If your area is not listed

If your water is off and you cannot see your area here, we may not know about it yet. Tell us and we will look into it.

If it is an emergency

A burst main, a road washing away, or water off across a whole area. Call rather than filling in a form.

Good to know

Why the water goes off

A main bursts. A repair has to be done with the line shut. A pump or a treatment plant goes out of service. Heavy rain fills the rivers with silt and we shut a plant until it clears. And in the dry season there is sometimes simply not enough water at source to supply every area at once.

If the water is trickling rather than stopped, you are usually at the far end or the high end of a system under strain. It normally recovers on its own overnight as demand drops. If it lasts more than a day, report it.
Run a cold tap for a few minutes before you drink or cook. Water sitting in an empty main picks up sediment as the pressure returns, and it clears quickly once it is flowing. Hold off on a load of white washing until it runs clear. If it is still discoloured after ten minutes, or if it smells wrong, stop and tell us.

We aim to give two working days’ notice before a scheduled interruption. That is the standard in our Customer Service Charter and it is what we work to. Where a job cannot wait that long, we will tell you as soon as we know.

Scheduled work covers repairs and replacements that need a line shut off, treatment plant and pump maintenance, new mains being tied into the network, and supply regulation in the dry season.

Before the water goes off

Fill what you need the evening before. A couple of covered buckets for washing and flushing, and enough drinking water to see the household through the day, will cover most planned interruptions. Fill the kettle too.

If you have a storage tank, this is a good moment to check the float valve is working, rather than finding out afterwards.

If work overruns

Sometimes a job takes longer than we expected. When it does we update the notice rather than leave the original time standing. It is worth checking here before you call.

Between January and May the rivers run low and there is less water to distribute than there is demand for. In some years we regulate supply, opening and closing valves on a rota so that every area gets water for part of the day, rather than some areas getting all of it and others none. Where a regulation schedule is in place we publish it here.
Where an interruption runs long, or where an area has no pipeline, we deliver by truck. Notices say when a truck is going into an area.
If we ever have to advise that water is boiled before drinking, the notice goes at the top of this page and on the home page, and it stays there until we lift it. We will say which areas it covers and when it ends.

June to November

Storm season?

Hurricane season runs from June to the end of November. A little preparation before the weather arrives makes the days afterwards much easier.

How to hear from us

Every interruption is posted here first. We also share notices on Facebook, and you can reach us on WhatsApp at 405 5245, 459 6064 or 405 9143.