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I have read a couple different posts on the water situation. One says it is a drought and water will be shut off for part of the day. Another said it was due to a broken supply pipe.
What is the situation?
Are you preparing by taking wet naps, dry shower, hand cleaning gel, etc. ?
There is another post on water stating its from a drought and the west end would have water from 1:00 to 8:00...
It is a mix of drought here in Jamaica & the repairing of pipes.
It will depend on where you are staying how the water situation will be...many properties are very prepared for this kind of situation and you may not notice any disruption in water service.
For the smaller vacation properties & homes like Rob and I have set up and as many of our neighbours have done we have a tank & pump system which collects & stores water when the town system has been shut down. Or, the water can be shipped via water trucks. Again, many of the hotels offer this same service.
Simply...only the owner of a property will be largely effected by the annoyance/disruption of having to truck water in to fill their tanks in the worst scenario....but most hotels are prepared for this & deal with it.
Rob spoke with the Mayor of Sav La Mar yesterday & with many of the business leaders in town about the water situation and we'll get a update later in the day...we've been hearing this issue may have been resolved.
Conservation awareness is always good though.
Lisa Thanks for the info. I read the Observer article as well as some other tidbits about pipes. The Observer article mentioned the water treatment system not operating to capacity or something like that. It made me wonder if this was a long term or (hopefully) a short term issue.
We would appreciate any pertinent info as you receive it.
We always buy bottled water and bring wet ones type towels etc... but if its still bad in a month we will bring more and be prepared.
I hope the water shortage doesn't affect the availability of Red Stripe. :)
Edit: How are the bars / restaurants coping with it?
Granola bars and other packaged edibles might not be a bad idea also. How many food handlers are washing their hands or dishes before serving meals with no water available? NO PROBLEM,MON cause their business depends on your patronage. Bathing is the least of my worries. Water rationing is a very serious situation. We had it here in my home town for weeks after hurricane Sandy. Many local restaurants/bars were forced to closed because of this. I am a bit comforted by Bnewbs's post about many properties being prepared for this. Unfortunately here in the Northeast we weren't. Please keep us updated.Quote:
Originally Posted by LLAP
PS....
Sorry if I'm sounding overly concerned but after 2 months of cleaning up after Sandy, I booked this trip last minute to get away from a life changing trauma only to find myself going to a similiar situation all over again.
OBS,
The situation is nothing at all comparable to what you went through after Sandy. Comparing what is happening in Negril to what happened to you after Sandy is like comparing low tire pressure to having your car explode. This is easily being dealt with and may possibly already be rectified. We will be finding out more later in the day.... and we will give everyone an update.
Yes, in terms of devastation and destruction you are correct. But water rationing and water pollution were and still are remaining problems here and this has probably been the cause for my alarm. Nothing can be done about the forces of mother nature but I do appreciate the fact that you're on top of this and keeping us informed. Thank You. RespectQuote:
Originally Posted by Rob
Thanks for the info! I look forward to the update. Going to Negeil in April.
Any update on the water shortage situation in Negril. I'm going to be there in a few days and keep reading more and more posts about not being able to shower or flush toilets. Not to mention my concern about the quality of the swimming water as well, from what I read. I found a simple solution for that though. A must for all travelers.
http://www.tacomarv.com/parts_store/...oducts_id=3713
Oceanbeachsky...I don't see any posts here about not being able to shower or flush toilets etc.
The water in the deep West End is available but still running at a lower pressure....the beach road water pressure is currently strong....
AND...I don't know where you are getting this misinformation about water pollution...I don't even know how to address that...
OBS,
You are coming on vacation - you are reading direct, first hand trip reports from people who are here and have been here and there is no mention of any water pollution. None! ZERO! There is limited water pressure at times - since you have been here 5 times before you have experienced the low water pressure before. You will not notice anything different than you have in the past.
I hate to be so blunt, but you really do need to take a chill pill - being overly paranoid is no way to go through life man....
Your vacation will be fine and enjoyable if you simply let it - please allow yourself to enjoy it.
Forgot to mention what a hotelier on the deep West End mentioned to me this morning, he said the situation must be improving all over as there are far less water trucks on the road....
It is simple reasoning, the fewer the water trucks on the road means the less of a call for their services... the pressure may be low, but the water is flowing in the system.
Rob & Lisa
Thanks for the up to the minute updates. Happy to hear things are getting better.
Water trucks may have broken down??? lol...j/k
Bad jaherring!!!!!! :)
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Thanks Rob I have to agree with you. Once I'm there I'm sure everything will be ire as usual. It's just the few post I've read here about people's negative experiences that set me off in the wrong direction. I should just stop reading go with the flow. I never had a bad time in Jamaica and I'm sure this time won't be any different. Just have to chill.:)
Banging pipes, short spurts. nothing then it's back................Trials and tribulations of living in central London:o
I just got back from a beach stay and I had no issues with water the entire time.
Just back from a beach stay, and 5 of our 10 nights the water was off from around 8 PM to around 6 AM. No problems at other times. People we know in the hills (Green Island) apparently had water only when it was turned off in Negril.
There was some rain in the past week, so maybe that is helping with the drought.
Where exactly were you staying, if you don't mind saying?
Caribbean Delight. They're small and don't have their own tanks, so when the water line is off you can tell right away. It was not just our place.