COMMONWEALTH Utilities Corporation Executive Director Gary Camacho said leak detection teams have been deployed in areas that don’t have 24-hour water service.
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“Leaks may have occurred so we are addressing that now,” Camacho added in an interview.
“To meet the demands of the consumers, and in order to push water in a variety of different locations, we need enough hydraulic pressure in the system,” he said.
“And so that added hydraulic pressure obviously created and identified some of the weaker infrastructure in certain areas of the island, and it caused leaks, Camacho added.
“Because of the added hydraulic pressure for the 24-hour water service, a lot of these problems are showing itself and we are dealing with it.”
He said CUC considers this issue a priority and is “working on other means to try to [implement] larger repair programs” funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“But again, it’s a process that’s going to take some time,” he added.
Meantime, he said CUC has a leak detection and repair program that is ongoing, “and we have a good team doing that.”
CUC plans to expand the program and hire additional personnel, Camacho said.
In related news, CUC board members are scheduled to meet Friday, Jan. 15, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the CUC Conference Room 17 on the third floor of the Joeten Dandan Building.
Among the topics for discussion is an update on the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.’s billing/payments, and its water/wastewater rates.
