A fix to the sewage problems on the South Coast seems to be getting closer to reality.
That’s because work on the injection wells touted by the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) to help mitigate the overflows is expected to be completed by the end of this week.
BWA acting general manager Charles Leslie told the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation last night that parts to fix the leaking force main had arrived on the island.
He said the casing for the first borehole being dug at the South Coast Sewage Treatment Plant in Graeme Hall, Christ Church, was expected to be completed and ready for testing by Friday.
Once this and the three other planned boreholes were completed and successfully tested, Leslie explained, the BWA would be able to start work on the force main which had been compromised.
Additionally, he said the new ten-inch pump to help remove excess water had also arrived.
This was expected to supplement pumping, which was impacted in recent times when the original ten-inch pump malfunctioned.
In the last few weeks, the sewage overflows have intensified, with the portion of Highway 7 between KFC and Lanterns Mall seemingly taking the brunt of the leaks.
As with the days before, motorists yesterday continued to battle with both the sewage water and a roadblock placed in the middle of the street.
Meanwhile, the St Lawrence Primary School continued to be closed after teachers and students were impacted by the effects of sewage spilling onto the compound.
Leslie said the sewage overflows plaguing the primary school were caused by two failed effluent pumps, which had since been repaired. (AD)