An operation designed to put a halt to improper use of water began late last week, under the auspices of the Prosecutor for the Defense of the Environment and Natural Resources, together with the Santo Domingo Water and Sewer Corporation (CAASD). The program includes the shutdown of improvised car wash businesses and a program to motivate Greater Santo Domingo residents to ration water. Another part of the program is the supervision of the car wash establishments and farms that have been connected illegally to CAASD water lines. The CAASD leader was energetic in announcing the pursuit and prosecution of those persons who tap into the water supply illegally.
The press communiqué also said that the educational program is aimed at neighborhood boards and driver’s associations (the concho drivers).
As if that did not suffice, Montas revealed that Dominicans on average consume more than double the global standards of potable water consumption. The norm is 150 liters per day per person (about 40 U.S. gallons) and consumption in Greater Santo Domingo is pegged at 400 liters per day.
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Diario Libre
Diario Libre
25 March 2019