THE Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has kept its promise to a Ste Madeleine pensioner by repairing a leak on one of its lines at her property.

Unel Adams, 78, who is recovering from her third stroke, was worried if quick action wasn’t taken, the underground leak, which sprang up about three months ago, could compromise her St Clement's home. She complained the land around the leak had already begun to shift.

She said workers visited the site on November 19 but said they did not have the parts to do the repair.

When Newsday contacted acting WASA CEO Kelvin Romain on November 20, he said things were being put in place to ensure it was fixed on November 21.

To Adam’s pleasure, she said crews arrived and worked on it as promised.

“I was worried. I can’t afford to build no house again.”

Although she was unable to say whether the work was completed, Romain told Newsday it was.

Adams said she hoped the repair would hold up and did not start leaking again.

On November 20, Newsday observed the constant stream of water flowing in Adams’ backyard. Although there were two large pipelines above ground, the water appeared to have come from underground, as constant bubbles were seen coming from a small puddle.

[caption id="attachment_1121819" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The WASA main lines at St Clement's Junction, San Fernando, that were affecting the property of pensioner Unel Adams. - File photo by Lincoln Holder[/caption]

Though small in circumference, probing it with an old curtain rod showed it was between three and four feet deep.

Adam’s concern for her house was based on what she said had been the authority’s slow response in dealing with these matters in the 54 years she has lived at the location.

She said she has experienced five leaks in that time and became well-known to the staff at a nearby WASA office because of her repeated visits to make enquiries and reports.

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