53 responses to “Patricia Inniss Report: For The Recovery of Barbados’ Failing Sewerage System”

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   Malcolm J. Myers

   March 7, 2018 at 7:19 pm

   
   

   You is rite Welly an ya always gotma bawlin wid de 24/7 monitorin o de blog. When do you get a moment to bathe? Perhaps you don’t.

   But ya gotma bawlin anyway et al o dat ilk we posit wuhloss an cricket’n’Bob o dat ilk.

   “Know what I like about the Bush [Tea bar]? No eminents. Me, Harold Hoyte, Patrick Maxwell, Bobby Pitcher, Jeff Broomes, a judge, lil baby jeebus de jooboy from Nazareth in St. Philip, and Moses the desert nomad 10-point plan guy – all at the same level.”

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   David

   March 10, 2018 at 1:41 am

   
   

   https://www.facebook.com/gisbarbados/videos/912406692257477/

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   Alvin Cummins

   March 22, 2018 at 9:22 pm

   
   

   Piece: you wrote:
   “…For example, any disgruntled employee (who may have suffered, under the DLP administration, these many years,) might done what anyone in those circumstances would do, …” I deliberately will conclude the sentence for you, and say that instead of taking a copy of the report to the BLP, he/she would do as detailed on Page 7, Figure. 8, DUMP CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL DOWN A MANHOLE AND SEWER LINE.” FIGURE 19 ALSO SHOWS THE EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL DUMPING AND INDISCRIMINATE DUMPING OF FATS, OILS AND GREASE INTO THE SYSTEM RESULTING IN THE REDUCTION OF WATER FLOW BY MORE THAN HALF. MS INNISS’ COMMENTS ON PAGE 15 ARE EXTREMELY PERTINENT AND SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED AND ACTED UPON.
   I HACE BEEN CRITICAL OF THE SOUTH COAST SEWAGE SYSTEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME, primarily because it has not functioned as it should have from the beginning; it was the wrong system for the area it was supposed to service, planning for growth in the number of interconnections, population growth, commercial establishments, and otherwise, were obviously not done.
   The type of system ; involving the use of bacteria for decomposition of the sewage; where the bacteria could be destroyed by dumping of chemicals inimical to their proper functioning, have not been taken into consideration, from the beginning. All sewage systems have to be subject to proper maintenance, and above all scheduled rehabilitation of the system have to be planned for and acted upon promptly.
   I have read the report, and there is blame to be spread around involving from the Minister; and thus the Government to the worker at the bottom of the scale;.

   The haphazard and untidy way in which the workmen leave; and presumably work in, the environment leaves much to be desired. ( Page 2.) Pipes run haphazardly, and dangerously all over the road. This points out that the supervisor or foreman is just as blind to the untidy environment as the workers who have to run the pipes. this points to inadequate supervision. Open walls where people can fall in should not be accessible without safety nett or some such thing preventing easy access. The pipes can cause injury to people walking in the area. Can’t the pipes be run against the side of the buildings tidily and leave the road clear. The stock laid out Fig. 23. without any seeming regard for exposure to the elements; theft or mishandling points to a severe failure of staff, especially supervisory staff.No proper company would allow this wastage of valuable material

   2.The need for a proper management system; so many years after the system was built, points out the failure of he system from the beginning. This indicates a lack of proper training of stag-at all levels- that has been exacerbated over the years Had this been done, the proper preventIVE Maintenance system, would have been in place, and could have been upgraded over time and periodically. Consequently equipment breakdown could have been anticipated, rectified and prevented in a timely manner, resulting in lower costs to replace or repair.

   Figure 5. Page 4. refers to the single Odor control unit in Deal Gardens Maxwell. Why was there not provision for at least two of these so that when one breaks down or has to be “rehabilitated” the other one would be available. Things like this; in a high tourist area where people are sensitive to doors, is too important to neglect.
   The construction of Bathroom facilities, for workers-no guests or others- leaves much to be desired. The environment is not conducive to proper cleaning, so workers are forced to use facilities that are less than ideal. The tiling on the floor, is obviously no amenable to proper cleaning, and is too constrictive. It would seem that the architects and constructors felt they could give the workers “anything” and they should be satisfied. Workers need to have proper surroundings to produce at their optimum
   You cannot have a proper functioning system where the diffusers for the effluent are not functioning optimally,or not functioning at all; more especially when the discharge pipes run into the sea, where they are subject to greater environmental effects and buildup of seaweed and coral buildup. There obviously has not been proper maintenance schedule of these outflow pipes over the years.

   There is much to condemn in this report, wherein the responsibility; as I said earlier, can be applied with a broad and heavy brush to everyone at the BWA; from the chairman, through the engineers, and ultimately the Minister and the government

   In my opinion complete restructuring and indeed rebuilding of the sewage system should be undertaken immediately. The Rehabilitation of the present system MUST take priority; beginning wish the laying of NEW PIPES OF GREATER DIAMETER, NEW MANHOLES AND NEW DIRECTION FOR THE PIPE FLOWS-ESPECIALLY THE OUTFLOWS. I have not examined the system in detail, but I REMEMBER YEARS AGO LOOKING T REPAIRS BEING DONE TO THE PIPES THaT RUN ALONG THE AREA OPPOSITE “LANTERNS MALL,” AND FELT THAT THEY WERE TOO NEAR THE SURFACE, AND WERE AFFECTED BY THE TIDAL CHANGES THQT TAKE PLACE IN THAT AREA.
   P.22 speaks to the “reluctance of customers to connect to the system. This SHOULD NOT BE A MATTER OF CHOICE. ALL HOUSEHOLDS MUST BE MADE TO CONNECT TO THE SYSTEM. AND THE SYSTEM MUST BE MODERN ENOUGH AND FUNCTIONING IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS IT TO ACCOMMODATE ALL connections.

   This report requires serious, immediate, and continuing action by all concerned. Whichever party forms the next Government MUST BE PREPARED TO ACT ON THIS REPORT. THE PUBLIC MUST BE MADE TOUNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NOQUICK FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A LONG TERM UNDERTAKING TO RECTIFY. HERE IN TORONTO, A SEWAGE REHABILITATION PROJECT IS BEING UNDERTAKEN; IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THIS PHASE WILL TAKE A YEAR, AND THIS IS THE BEGINNING, AS FRESH HOUSES ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED, AND NEW CONNECTIONS MADE.
   ABOVE ALL STAFF; FROM THE LABOURER TO THE ENGINEER, MUST UNDERGO CONTINUOUS AND CONTINUAL TRAINING AND UPGRADING FOR THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM AND THE RETURN TO NORMALCY SO URGENTLY NEEDED. GOVERNMENT MUST BE PREPARED TO SEEK AND OBTAIN FUNDING TO COMPENSATE THOSE WHO, THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN-ESPECIALLY BUSINESSES-HAVE SUFFERED FINANCIAL LOSSES, BECAUSE OF THE MESS ON THE SOUTH COAST.

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