Rubbish dumped into a sewer manhole, in Wasawasa Road, Nadi. [Source: Water Authority of Fiji]

Fijians are being urged to refrain from disposing of rubbish in the Water Authority of Fiji systems.

The Authority’s Navakai Wastewater team found a sizable amount of rubbish, including PET Bottles, dumped into a sewer manhole, in Wasawasa Road, Nadi, while attending to a sewer blockage complaint.

Chief Executive, Barry Omundson says despite regular reminders, litterbugs continue to dispose of their rubbish irresponsibly.

[Source: Water Authority of Fiji]

Omundson says this not only damages WAF assets but hurts other Fijians in the process.

He says fixing the damage results is a lot of money and manpower being wasted every year that could be better utilized to upgrade WAF infrastructure, and improving service delivery.