It will be interesting to see how this eventually comes out.
Poor people, and probably others as well, don't pay their water bill so CORAAPLATA, the water company, does not have enough money to maintain the system. The government wants to privatize the water system, but those who can't or won't pay oppose this because it will reduce there already poor service (areas where people aren't paying get water fewer hours per day than areas where people do pay).
Of course, as was pointed out in a previous thread, in areas where service is poor people leave their faucet open so they will know when service returns. So if not home, water is likely to run full blast, wasting lots of water.
From today's Sosua News:
The government wants to privatize the water company CORAAPLATA. The company faces many difficulties, one of which is funding. Citizens and businesses have to pay their monthly bill for the use of tap water, but many citizens apparently don't want to or can not afford to pay the bill. This has brought the water company in financial trouble. But there are also complaints about the incompetent management and lack of maintenance of the installations and pipelines. The central government thinks privatization resolves the problems of unpaid bills and bad management.
However, opponents argue that poor people, and there are many, will be shut off because they can not afford the monthly expenses of water.
Poor people, and probably others as well, don't pay their water bill so CORAAPLATA, the water company, does not have enough money to maintain the system. The government wants to privatize the water system, but those who can't or won't pay oppose this because it will reduce there already poor service (areas where people aren't paying get water fewer hours per day than areas where people do pay).
Of course, as was pointed out in a previous thread, in areas where service is poor people leave their faucet open so they will know when service returns. So if not home, water is likely to run full blast, wasting lots of water.
From today's Sosua News:
The government wants to privatize the water company CORAAPLATA. The company faces many difficulties, one of which is funding. Citizens and businesses have to pay their monthly bill for the use of tap water, but many citizens apparently don't want to or can not afford to pay the bill. This has brought the water company in financial trouble. But there are also complaints about the incompetent management and lack of maintenance of the installations and pipelines. The central government thinks privatization resolves the problems of unpaid bills and bad management.
However, opponents argue that poor people, and there are many, will be shut off because they can not afford the monthly expenses of water.