CUC is stocking new and better materials and trimming vegetation near power lines, he added.
“Water and wastewater services are dependent on the reliability and quality of the power system — we cannot afford to skimp on engineering and maintenance,” Malae said.
In his post-typhoon assessment, he said except for the wear and tear of equipment, the power plant suffered no damage during Typhoon Choi-Wan.
CUC is focused on its service restoration efforts, he added.
These include determining the weaknesses and strengths of the water, wastewater and power services and planning for the “big one,” he said, referring to disaster situations.
Malae said they have not encountered any problems with their equipment and parts during the restoration efforts.
Power distribution materials are scheduled to arrive this weekend and CUC will again inspect the completed restoration work.
As of Wednesday night, he said, the restoration process was about two-third complete and the 45 remaining customer should have power by midnight Thursday.
As a precautionary measure against any eventualities, Malae urged the community to report unsafe conditions such as sparking of power lines, transformer explosions and trees touching power lines.
“Consider any downed line including telephone cables as energized and do not touch it. If the crews are working in the area, please let them know if you are operating a portable generator. Back feed into the de-energized power lines can injure the line crew,” he said..
