Water Plant Construction and Rehabilitation, Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), Trinidad and Tobago
Key Data:
Project type
Water and wastewater infrastructure upgrade
Potable water production
1965 - 185,000m³/d; 2005 - 795,000m³/d
Homes supplied
1965 - 90,000; 2005 - 325,000
Population water access
92% (26% with uninterrupted 24/7 supply)
Sanitation arrangements
30% sewer connection, 58% soak-aways / septic tanks, 10% pit latrines
Beetham WWTP capacity
180,000m³/d
Population served
365,000
Effluent type
Mixed domestic and industrial
Sludge treatment
AD with biogas removal
Disinfection system
UV
New pipeline installation
100km/yr
Plant rehabilitation cost
$90 million
Beetham WWTP cost
$226 million
Project Timeline:
Effective start date
1999
Caroni completion
2000
Beetham completion
2005
UN Millennium Development Goal
2015
"Developed World" status target
2020
Key Players:
Client
Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Operations
Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA)
Consulting engineer
Simcoe Engineering Group Ltd
