Complaints continue to mount over the quality of water in certain parts of New Providence, with some residents saying the problem with “blood-like” and “unusable” water has got so bad, and continued for so long, that they are considering leaving the Bahamas.
“We don’t know what to do,” said one person who called The Tribune yesterday, days after complaints made by other residents had featured on the front page of the paper, “My husband and I are ready to leave the country.
“They are charging us $300-$400 a month for water we can’t use.” According to the woman, the water is not fit to drink, bathe in, or wash clothes with. It has also cost her a washing machine and a dishwasher – as both have malfunctioned as a result of the “rusty” water.
“I have to take my better linens to Superwash,” said the woman, who added that the problem has been going on “for months”.
“I wouldn’t even give it to a cat or a dog,” she said – and even suggested that the water would be dangerous to pour out in the yard, considering the amount of metals and other contaminates it appeared to contain.
Furthermore, the woman said the Water and Sewerage Corporation had had “the gall” to inform her that the problem lies in her own system – despite the fact, the woman claims, that her entire neighbourhood is affected.
“I’m afraid of what’s coming out of there -‘God knows what’s in it,” she said. She recalled how months prior the Water and Sewerage Corporation had promised residents new water filters. “But, guess what?” she said, “We haven’t seen one yet!”
The Water and Sewerage Corporation failed to respond to Tribune calls.
By ALISON LOWE, The Tribune
