Drought Possible on St Kitts and Nevis this Spring

2010-02-26 23:39:48 by

The St. Kitts Water Department has issued a warning that the Federation could experience drought conditions in the coming months. St. Kitts and Nevis are among regional territories from Jamaica in the North to Venezuela in the South that are experiencing a dry spell.

The press release stated that, specifically on the island of St. Kitts, the ?dry spell? is because of the decline in rainfall.

Engineer of Operations at the St. Kitts Water Department, Dennison Paul said, ?Eventually, what is going to happen is that residents, particularly those in the higher elevation, for example in the Village area, Frigate Bay?would suffer first but eventually, significant proportions of our population are going to be out of water. In fact, just last weekend the Cedar Grove area was out of water and so the higher elevation would suffer first.

?What that means is that we would have to institute rationing of the water; meaning that certain sections of the island get their water maybe from six to four, another section gets from four to midnight. So we would have to ration water so you would not be guaranteed a 24-hour supply.?

According to projections, Paul explained that the current pattern is expected to continue until the end of the ?dry season? which usually falls in May.

(resource: SKNVibes.com)