the villages of Bramsthan and Ecroignard and the adjoining areas, he will, for the benefit of the House, obt…
(No. B/1097) Mr C. Baboolall (First Member for Montagne Blanche & GRSE) asked the Minister of Energy and Public Utilities whether, in regard to the villages of Bramsthan and Ecroignard and the adjoining areas, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Central Water Authority, information as to where matters stand concerning the provision of adequate water supply thereat.
Reply: I am informed by the Central Water Authority (CWA) that water supply to the villages of Bramsthan, Ecroignard and adjoining areas, situated in Constituency No.10, are managed by the Water Supply Zone East. The main sources of water supply for these regions and their vicinity are – a. For Bramsthan region – Bonne Mère Service Reservoir and Bramsthan Containerised Pressure Filters (CPF), and b. For Ecroignard region – Fayence Service Reservoir. According to the CWA, the normal hours of supply are from 3.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m., thus totalling to 12 hours of water supply daily. However, the supply may vary depending on water production at the above-mentioned sources. Over the last few years, because of the prolonged dry seasons coupled with an increasing demand, the CWA has had to abstract and treat water from rivers in order to compensate for the decreased water production. The CWA, therefore, depends heavily on CPF even during normal seasons to provide an adequate water supply in the concerned regions.
158 Unfortunately, during heavy rainfall periods, the river water becomes so muddy that the CPFs switch off automatically as a protective mechanism. This causes a deficit in water production in CWA networks resulting in water supply issues, the more so as there are presently 14 Containerized Pressure Filters supplying the eastern region. In such circumstances, the CWA deploys water tankers to serve the affected regions. I am further informed by the CWA that to alleviate the current shortage of water supply in the eastern region, it is envisaging to drill new boreholes in the region. As long-term measures, there is a proposal to upgrade the Piton du Milieu Treatment Plant to facilitate export of water from Unité Reservoir to Bonne Mère Reservoir and replace major pipes in the region to reduce water losses. For the time being, valve operations are being carried out to rationalise water supply and water tankers are deployed as and when required. ANJALAY COOPEN STADIUM – DEPLORABLE STATE – OPERATIONALITY