The director of the Santo Domingo Aqueducts and Sewerage Corporation (CAASD), Alejandro Montas, says that the city urgently needs to increase the size of water pipes if it is to be able to serve the growing population.<\/p>\n
He spoke about irresponsible urban development in some neighborhoods where wells have been dug without authorization instead of linking to the main CAASD water network. He said this is leading to an inefficient water supply.<\/p>\n
As an example he mentioned one area of the city where demand has increased by more than 1,000%, and they have had to change 8-inch pipes to 20-inch pipes at a cost of more than RD$400 million. The change, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank, has led to a greatly improved water supply. <\/p>\n
Montas went on to say that there has not been enough investment to keep up with the demand from the growing population and that people needed to understand that water has to be paid for. <\/p>\n
The current cost of one cubic meter is RD$6 but this is subsidized because people are not used to paying for the service. He added that people were not used to using water efficiently as more than half is routinely wasted. <\/p>\n
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The director of the Santo Domingo Aqueducts and Sewerage Corporation (CAASD), Alejandro Montas, says that the city urgently needs to increase the size of water pipes if it is to be able to serve the growing population. He spoke about irresponsible urban development in some neighborhoods where wells have been dug without authorization instead of … <\/p>\n