Our guest speaker last Tuesday was Wendell Etienne from WASA, speaking to us on the "Adopt A River" project.
WASA has been conducting research on the quality of our rivers since 1962 as they are being impacted by logging, quarrying, agriculture, manufacturing, industry and commercialisation. Wendell described how this has impacted flooding in Port of Spain and elsewhere. An interesting fact is that there are complex tunnels under the city for drainage, but many have been capped for security of government buildings, banks, etc. The 'Adopt A River' project enables corporate and domestic citizens to participate in the management of water resources locally. He asked that our club helps with their pilot project in Maraval. The St. Augustine Rotary club and UWI are already partnering with WASA on such a project. He noted that World Rivers Day is 24th September.
