Water discolouration work continues, minister says

WACK News synthesis · Published 9 October 2026 · 7 AM edition

Public Utilities Minister Barry Padarath says work with WASA is continuing to reduce the impact of discoloured water on households. His 8 October statement gave no completion date.

The minister defended the authority’s response, saying similar incidents had occurred before. The statement does not establish that the affected water is safe to drink or that normal service has been restored. This article records his response without making either claim.

Source publication: 8 October 2026. Event: 8 October 2026 statement; continuing water discolouration. Rechecked 9 October 2026 at 6:32 AM AST.

Dated sources

Original reporting and statements used for this synthesis:

• Source 1 · TTT News, quoting Barry Padarath’s 8 October public video · 8 October 2026

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