Fearful that persons building in water zones could have a negative impact on the health of Barbadians, Member of Parliament for St Thomas Cynthia Forde is calling on the relevant state agencies to do what is necessary to correct the issue.Forde, during her contribution to the Resolution: Barbados National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2020, in the House of Assembly, on Tuesday, said she was concerned with the increasing number of houses being constructed on water courses and in water zones which are responsible for supplying thousands of Barbadians with the resource.“There are aquifers and all of that there and whatever the waste is that is washing down through the water courses will concentrate there and it will create further problems for Barbadians.“Those pollutants entering the aquifers will have an impact on us, on human beings and animals not necessarily now, but perhaps sometime in the future and we need to make sure that we really get it right and that the agency that’s responsible carries out its duty knowing full well there are repercussions down the line that will impact on the health and welfare [of Barbadians]. Millions upon millions of dollars will have to be spent on healthcare,” Forde said.
