. ▁Since ▁then , ▁P aget ▁Farm ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁convergence ▁point ▁for ▁marine ▁de br is ▁and ▁poll ution ▁from ▁surrounding ▁Car ib bean ▁islands ▁and ▁other ▁communities ▁in ▁Be quia . ▁V ast ▁amounts ▁of ▁marine ▁de br is ▁now ▁accum ulate ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁sw amp ▁located ▁between ▁the ▁main ▁street ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁P aget ▁Farm ▁and ▁the ▁sports ▁field ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁rec laimed ▁land . ▁More ▁recently , ▁the ▁s arg ass um ▁sea we ed ▁that ▁has ▁pl ag ued ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁is ▁accum ulating ▁in ▁the ▁in let . ▁ ▁The ▁issue ▁is ▁further ▁complicated ▁by ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁problem atic ▁d rain age ▁system ▁that ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁run off ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁hill side ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁via ▁a ▁d itch ▁into ▁the ▁above ▁in let . ▁This ▁d itch ▁is ▁flat ▁and ▁at ▁sea ▁level , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁waters ▁do ▁not ▁flow ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁but ▁instead ▁pool ▁on ▁a ▁playing ▁field ▁during ▁ra iny ▁periods . ▁ ▁The ▁poor ▁design ▁and ▁sed iment ation ▁of ▁the ▁d itch ▁further ▁ex ac erb ates ▁flo oding ▁risk ▁and ▁causes ▁persistent ▁standing ▁water ▁during ▁the ▁wet ▁season , ▁providing ▁prime ▁habitat ▁for ▁mos qu ito es ▁which ▁carry ▁dise ases ▁such ▁as ▁Ch ik ung unya , ▁which ▁causes ▁severe ▁joint ▁pain , ▁fe ver , ▁r ash es ▁and ▁n ause a , ▁swe pt ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁region ▁in ▁ 2 0 1