Water-use restrictions from 12.01 a.m.

Water use restrictions will begin from 12.01 a.m. on Monday.

They come into effect as the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) advised of El Niño conditions.

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The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) stated in a release that, under section 49(1) of the Water and Sewerage Act, Chapter 54:40, customers are prohibited from using WASA-supplied water, drawn through hosepipes, or similar equipment, including sprinklers and pressure washers, to water private gardens or wash private motor vehicles. It also states that the owner or occupier of any premises is responsible for keeping water fittings in good condition, so that water supplied to those premises is not wasted, misused, unduly consumed or contaminated before use.