wasa.gov.tt Application For Sewer Connection : Water & Sewerage Authority Trinidad & Tobago

Organization : Water & Sewerage Authority
Facility : Application For Sewer Connection
Country : Trinidad & Tobago
Website : https://www.wasa.gov.tt/WASA_Services_wastewater_1.html

WASA Application For Sewer Connection

** It is essential that you hire a Licensed Sanitary Constructor (Licensed Plumber) who will handle all your business with the Authority.

Related : WASA Trinidad & Tobago New Water Service Application : www.statusin.org/7660.html

** The Constructor must first apply for approval to install a plumbing system on your premises.
** Together with the Sanitary Constructor, an application form for connection to WASA’s sewerage system must be filled out and subsequently submitted to the Authority with four (4) copies of the plumbing isometric drawings.

** With the submission of the application and drawings, processing fees must be paid.

Fees

The fees differ depending on the usage of the particular property and are priced as follows
Residential: $150 + VAT
Multi-unit Residential: $150.00 + VAT per unit
Commercial: $200.00 + VAT/Floor
Industrial: $450.00 + VAT/Floor
Institutional: $500.00 + VAT/Floor
Swimming Pool/Residential: $500.00 + VAT
Swimming Pool/Commercial: $1000.00 + VAT

** Approval of plans takes between seven to ten (7-10) working days, where first time submissions are satisfactory and in accordance with the National Plumbing Code of Trinidad and Tobago.

** If the drawings are within code requirements, they will be issued to the Constructor, who then applies for inspection at the property.

If work is done according to the approved plans and code, then the Licensed Sanitary Constructor applies for a sewer connection and pays the appropriate fee as follows:
Residential: $1200.00
Commercial: $2500.00
Other: $1200.00 per unit
These fees are Not VAT-able.

** Upon completion of the sewer connection and approval from the Plumbing Inspectorate , the Authority will issue a Completion Certificate.
** N.B. These applications may require prior Developmental Approvals.
** A list of Licensed Sanitary Constructors is available at the Plumbing Inspectorate, New Services Department

Change of Sanitary Constructor

What must be done if the sanitary constructor has to be changed?
The Authority will recognize the building owners wish, once it is indicated, in writing, that the Licensed Sanitary Constructor has been changed.

Please note that the Authority does not get involved in resolving financial disputes between the owner and the Licensed Sanitary Constructor.

Wastewater Rehabilitation Program

WASA was formed in 1965, three years after independence and the only sewerage system existing in the country was the one built over the period 1902-1937. This was inadequate to meet the needs of a newly independent, rapidly growing and developing nation.

WASA then undertook responsibility for managing the now famous Lock Joint Project. This project completed in 1966 involved the construction of new wastewater treatment plants in Port of Spain, San Fernando and Arima along with the installation of associated wastewater systems, 384km of street sewers and 5000 manholes.