RVA volunteers join forces with CWSA

Ever since the destruction of many feet of water main pipes during the Christmas weather system, employees of the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) have been working diligently to restore running water in many communities around the island.{{more}}

The effort to get new pipes to where they were needed and fit them together was undertaken mainly by the company’s employees.

However, in the villages of North Leeward, this was not so.

Hand in hand, individuals from Chateaubelair, Fitz Hughes, Petit Bordel, and surrounding villages, and persons associated with the Richmond Vale Academy (RVA) joined forces with the CWSA to speed up the process of water restoration.

Over 12 heavy-duty pipes, measuring approximately 12 feet in length and weighing well over 60lbs have been transported manually into the rugged mountainous terrain to re-connect or replace those that have been broken or lost, due to the weather damage. Shovelling, pecking, scooping, transporting of materials (lumber), rebuilding of water stands was also on the agenda of the RVA volunteers and others, all in an effort to assist in getting the lives of the community members back on track.

According to a release from the Richmond Vale Academy, since their intervention, CWSA staffers have reported that the work process has been speeded up considerably, cutting the water restoration schedule from an expected seven days down to three. On Monday, December 30, the Richmond Vale Academy also treated the community volunteers to lunch, in an effort to further extend a helping hand to the community.