The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. is asking the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. to change its water and wastewater for the hospital from a government rate to a commercial rate, saying it has learned that there is no government rate for water and wastewater.<\/p>\n
In a letter CHCC recently sent CUC, it has learned that only the electrical service has a government rate, which means that water and wastewater can be considered either residential or non-residential.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn Dec. 10, 2020, the CHCC became aware that the customer classification under which the CHCC has been billed by the CUC for water and sewer\u2014\u2018government\u2019\u2014does not exist according to CUC\u2019s regulations for water and sewer services,\u201d states CHCC\u2019s letter to CUC.<\/p>\n
In the letter, CHCC stated that CUC has to classify users of its utilities services as commercial, residential, and governmental, or other classes that CUC deems appropriate.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor wastewater, or sewer services, CUC has determined there to be two classes of customer: residential and non-residential,\u201d said CHCC. Non-residential customers have been determined to include barracks, hotels, restaurants with attached living quarters, etc.<\/p>\n
CUC\u2019s Northern Marianas Island Administrative Code \u00a750-40-101(a)(1) states that the customers of the CUC have a right to dispute billings, including the right to dispute the applicable rate or fee, the applicable rate or fee, the computation of charges, the delivery of services charged for, including disputes regarding accuracy of metering or estimates made by CUC, etc.<\/p>\n
As for water, CUC has two classes: commercial and residential. However, both users pay the same rate for the same level of usage. There is also no government rate for water usage.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven that there has been no legal creation of a government classification for water and wastewater, or sewer services, CHCC requests that all prospective bills and its arrears be calculated using the commercial rate for water and the non-residential rate for wastewater,\u201d said CHCC.<\/p>\n
Last Jan. 15, CUC chair Miranda Manglo\u00f1a stated that they will meet with CHCC at a later time to decide what will be \u201ca favorable solution\u201d for both agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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