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Water shortage continues in Lower Gualo Rai
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Posted on Mar 17 2009
Lower Gualo Rai continues to experience water shortage due to a broken water pump, and relief isn’t expected for two weeks.
The water problem in Gualo Rai started on Feb. 18, said Bruce Megarr, deputy director of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.’s water and wastewater division. CUC had hoped to receive the necessary equipment for repairs by last week, but Megarr said yesterday that it should be delivered in the next two weeks.
The utility company is waiting for a new pump to be delivered, he said, adding that CUC is not waiting for the high quality stainless steel pump.
“We want to get water moving out of that well as soon as we possibly can,” he said. “If that means a lower quality stainless pump, so be it. We’re not going to make our customers wait. When it becomes available, we put it in.”
Upper As Matuis, Tanapag and parts of Puerto Rico have also experienced water shortages, with some areas only getting two to three hours of water a day, Megarr said. However, he said Garapan now has almost 24-hour water.
Megarr said the CUC water division needs more supplies to take care of leaks in its distribution system and more storage tanks.
