CAWASA Webinar Series No 19 Water Storage Farm Pond Construction, Michelle Shah

CAWASA Webinar Series 19
Topic: “Pond Construction for Water Storage, Conservation and Flood Alleviation”
Facilitator: Michelle Shah, B.Sc., (Eng). M.Sc. Water and Wastewater Services Management

Description:
A synopsis of the Water Management Programme by the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries in Trinidad and Tobago, under the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) which involves the design, preparation of estimates and tender documents, and supervision of execution of contracts that address flooding, irrigation and wastewater treatment and reuse.

Within these projects, the Water Management interventions to prevent Flooding (sluice gate installation, pump supply and installation, desilting channels, embankment construction and repairs) are programmed based on Geographical Information System (GIS) records.