More than half the capital's water supply goes to waste

Read storyMore than half of the water bought by the government is never paid for, doubling the cost of supply while cutting revenue in half.

Minister of State for Public Utilities, Phenton Neymour, said the Water and Sewerage Corporation is dealing with several challenges, such as not changing the cost of water since 1999, before expensive reverse osmosis technology was started.

The corporation loses $2.2 million ever year because it charges less than water costs and more than half the water is either stolen or lost through leaky pipes.

Bad pipes also mean rusty water for some residents, especially on the Eastern Road.

Neymour said government is waiting on a report from an Inter American Development Bank study. He hopes the report will help the WSC become self-sufficient.

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