The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) said it was reviewing the judgement delivered by Justice Frank Seepersad in the case filed by a San Juan businessman over a leaking sewer pipe.

On March 6, Seepersad ordered WASA to compensate Matthew Edwards, trading as Sure Bros Enterprises, after they judge found the utility liable for negligence and nuisance over a sewage disaster that forced his business to close for 45 days.

Edwards’s lawsuit arose from an October 21, 2021 incident where his business was flooded with raw sewage at Eastern Main Road, Petit Bourg. The disaster forced him to close his electronic, books and ice-cream shop for a prolonged period. After 42 phone calls to WASA, workers eventually arrived on December 10, 2021, to repair the leaking sewer main.