Part of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.\u2019s rebuilding efforts is to go back to the goal of providing 24-hour water supply throughout Saipan\u2014a project that was strongly in progress until Super Typhoon Yutu hit in late October.<\/p>\n
CUC executive director Gary Camacho said that 24-hour water has been a big a challenge for CUC for many years. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe were able to achieve it for the first time in September, but the storm has impacted that. So the plan is to get us back to 24-hour water throughout the island soon enough as that is the focus and I think we will be able to achieve that without a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is a priority, along with geothermal, as we will be looking into that again. We are proceeding with understanding our geothermal prospects even more,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Camacho reiterated that water mitigation is extremely high on CUC\u2019s priority list. \u201cIn fact, it\u2019s on the top of the list. …What this means is that the water supply will be available in multiple places and locations and will be self-generating and not dependent on the overhead system. With this, water should be distributed to many areas that still don\u2019t have power,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said the water restoration program to distribute water across the island is in conjunction with the plan of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to place generators in pumping stations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do have a grant and a request for proposal is underway. \u2026We want to make sure that we get this thing moving,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Power expansion is also in the works. \u201cWe are going to be expanding, with more guy wires, storm guys and a variety of things to secure the poles and system for future storms. Concrete poles are in place but now, we need to anchor them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
CUC was in the final phases of putting up concrete poles in the wake of Typhoon Soudelor \u201cbut then Yutu hit. \u2026A lot of this will be dealt with and our system is much stronger as we move forward\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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