Category: Service Disruptions
BWA Addressing Bursts on Large-sized Mains in Oistins and Trents
The Barbados Water Authority is today Wednesday, April 14th addressing a burst on a section of the 16-inch main in Trents in St. James. Work has begun to repair this large-sized main.
As a result, customers located between Porters and Carlton may experience low water pressure or outages later in the day today.
The Authority…
BWA Advises Against Draining & Refilling Swimming Pools
The Barbados Water Authority is making a special appeal to hotels and Barbadians with swimming pools to resist draining and refilling them as a result of the current ash fall.
Instead, vacuum the ash for the time being to conserve water. (ENDS)
BWA Urging Wise Water Use & Conservative Practices
BARBADOS WATER AUTHORITY
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
No Shutdown of Water Supply
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to inform that it has no plans to shut off the water supply across the island. The Authority operates a water distribution network which is a closed system. This means that our infrastructure…
BWA to Make New Connections at Eastmont, St. John
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to inform the public that it will be connecting new mains at Eastmont in St. John between 9 pm on Friday, April 9th and 5 am on Saturday, April 10th.
As a result, residents and businesses located in Eastmont, Gall Hill, Colleton, Massiah Street and the surrounding districts may suffer low…
BWA Making Adjustments to its Distribution Network in Christ Church
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to advise residents of Wilcox Ridge in Christ Church that work will be carried out in the area over the next two and a half weeks to improve the water distribution system.
Personnel from the Authority will begin preparatory work on Wednesday, April 7th. The work which includes the installation…
Repairs to Damaged Main in Bridgetown Completed
BARBADOS WATER AUTHORITY
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to advise this evening Tuesday, April 6th, that its crews have completed repair of a 4-inch main at the junction of Palmetto and Marhill Streets in Bridgetown.
The delay in completing this job resulted from the fact that the ruptured…
Update: BWA Crews Complete Repair Work in Fairview, Christ Church
BARBADOS WATER AUTHORITY
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to advise that repairs to the large-sized main in Fairview, Christ Church have been completed.
Work which began this morning Monday, April 5th with the clearing of the very bushy area and identification of the precise location of…
BWA Sustains Burst on a Large-Sized Main in Fairview, Christ Church
BARBADOS WATER AUTHORITY
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to advise customers in St. Philip and Christ Church that today Monday, April 5th it is carrying out repairs to a ruptured 16-inch main in Fairview, Christ Church.
While crews work to address the repair, residents…
BWA to Continue Connections on Highway 1
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) wishes to advise residents of St. James that it will be making connections in the area of Greenidge Road over the coming weekend, as part of the Highway 1 Project being undertaken by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources.
The work is scheduled to commence at 10 pm…
BWA ADVISES CUSTOMERS OF SYSTEM CHALLENGES
Over the past few weeks, customers of the Barbados Water Authority have been experiencing inaccuracies with their billing information. The BWA wishes to inform that these were attributed to software malfunctions that we are working with our developers to rectify.
Customers are therefore asked to disregard the “due for disconnection” messages and recurring balances that…
