The ongoing work on sewage lines running to and from the Graeme Hall sewage treatment plant truly give weight to the saying: “It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it”.
From early Saturday morning to yesterday evening, Barbados Water Authority (BWA) workers were on the job, in shifts, repairing a 24-inch gravity line which handles sewage going to the plant, work the men assured would be completed yesterday.
Alongside United States-based subcontractors, the workers were replacing the lining of the sewage line from the entrance to the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary in Worthing, Christ Church, to near the old Scotia bank, and flushing the system.
The men said there was a lot of criticism being levelled at them but the public failed to understand how difficult the job was.
“We work in tight spaces surrounded with faeces. We’ve come across condoms, pampers, towels and even US money. People just don’t know the things that you can find down here.
“We work through the elements and what people don’t know is [that] there are a lot of springs which feed into the sewage line as well as seawater, so we sometimes end up in waist-high water,” said supervisor of joining, Sheridan Grosvenor.
The senior BWA worker said the job was not for the faint-hearted and assured the men were not slacking.
“We do this because we love our jobs. It’s a challenge but my team likes challenges,” he said.
As for the next step, the men said it was best to speak to consultant Dr John Mwansa, who once was the BWA general manager. However, efforts to reach Mwansa were futile. (CA)
