He said they are making progress in the demand for deliverables.
He didn’t mention what these deliverables are, saying that the “report is very technical in nature.”
“The fact is that we are submitting and we are making progress in the compliance,” he told Variety.
He said CUC continues to focus on its effort to ensure that “water is treated correctly and delivered to the tap.”
“We want to maintain the operation of the pumps and keep our wells serviceable,” he added.
As required by the stipulated orders, he said CUC was able to certify personnel in the waste and wastewater division to upgrade their skills.
He said CUC is trying to meet the “desired operation” the EPA demanded in the stipulated orders.
“We finally have the pieces on board to address that issue substantially and we are also working with the Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission in the process,” Muna said.
CUC, he added, continues to work with the Water Task Force to achieve a 24/7 water supply on Saipan.
On Nov. 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice and the EPA signed and lodged two stipulated orders.
The first order requires CUC to comply with its water discharge permits for the Agingan and Sadog Tasi wastewater plants and to implement changes to prevent sewer overflows. It also requires CUC to achieve compliance in its drinking water systems, which present a health risk to the public.
The second order requires CUC to prevent oil spills at its power plants and pipeline, to comply with oil spill regulations, prepare to respond to oil spills, and provide appropriate cleanup for past and future oil spills.
