Before getting a reverse osmosis, or RO, system to provide desalinized drinking water to island residents, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres wants to focus what \u201cwe\u2019ve been paying for\u201d due to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.\u2019s water leaks problem<\/p>\n
CUC has reported water losses at around 70 percent. They reportedly lose half of every gallon of water they pump out.<\/p>\n
Torres met with CUC water division engineers on Wednesday to talk \u201cpriorities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Torres said he echoed his concerns for that leak percentage, \u201cunaccounted for\u201d accounts, tampering with accounts, and another critical point, billings, that may have been overcharged or undercharged.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo they will be coming in and I will be appropriating and reprogramming funds to work with hiring new teams, more teams to go out in the community and monitor leaks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Second, Torres wants to have meters that work.<\/p>\n
So they can charge \u201cevery resident appropriately and accordingly\u201d and third, make sure those accounts are up to date within the billing department.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not want any billing or any entity to overcharge. All I ask is that they charge every consumer appropriately,\u201d Torres said.<\/p>\n
Torres emphasized he is in support of an RO system but not until \u201cwe address our current issue whether it\u2019s leak, unaccounted for accounts, or the billing department itself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil we have a solid approach, the RO system will come after,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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