For the first time in the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.\u2019s history, it has managed to reduce its non-revenue water loss below 50%. <\/p>\n
CUC executive director Gary P. Camacho disclosed this at CUC board meeting last Thursday, saying that CUC\u2019s Water Division reduced its non-revenue water loss to 48.1% last December. <\/p>\n
That number was at 53.6% in November, he added.<\/p>\n
Camacho said this demonstrates the level of effort being pursued by their team of professionals.<\/p>\n
Before Super Typhoon Yutu\u2019s devastation on Oct. 24 and 25, 2018, CUC\u2019s non-revenue water loss was at 50%. This then jumped to 77% during the storm because a lot of leaks occurred and several water wells went offline.<\/p>\n
CUC deputy director William B. Gilmore, water\/wastewater chief engineer Joseph Carlson, and water\/wastewater division manager Randy Blackcloud have informed Camacho that they have been taking a different direction in analyzing and investigating the water loss problem, billing accuracy issue, metering accounts and gaps in service locations, and other activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is proving to be a large effort with findings that are new to the team and may develop into some real solutions as the program being promoted rolls out,\u201d Gilmore said in his report.<\/p>\n
Gilmore said he himself is seeing progress that is of a whole new level of detail, which may soon provide a chance to gain ground on a perennial problem.<\/p>\n
Gilmore said the Water and Wastewater divisions have implemented a pressure monitoring program that monitors and steps up repair activities on valves, hydrants, pressure reducing valves, wells, booster\/lift station maintenance, quality assurance (inspection), and safety programs. There is also effort in identifying the best technologies and best practices.<\/p>\n
Other new initiatives that were begun recently include a pressure management team meeting to identify and correct the root of non-revenue losses. Gilmore said they also scheduled recurring meetings with Rota and Tinian to discuss leaks and other island needs that might impact non-revenue water loss.<\/p>\n
He said Wastewater and Engineering are initiating a wastewater connections audit to determine if there are more unknown connections and service lateral failures that may not be known.<\/p>\n
Gilmore said the reason for this is the number of wastewater billing complaints coming in from customers that are indicating they are not wastewater customers.<\/p>\n
He said they had also initiated a water audit, with Kagman targeted for that effort. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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