AMMAN —
Former minister of water and irrigation
Hazem Al-Nasser said that “about 70
percent of the water losses are due to water theft”, Khaberni reported.
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He praised the
Aqaba Water Company, which, according to him, successfully reduced water losses
by 28 percent, and criticized the Yarmouk Water Company performance.
At the same time,
he said that the issue of deep ground water was dealt with superficially,
without broad strategic thinking, and with no due consideration given to a
project that could supply the Kingdom with drinking water.
He added that
groundwater is key to providing drinking water to Jordanians, pointing out that
resorting to it would be less expensive than investing in the envisaged
National Water Carrier project.
He also warned that
if Jordan wishes to acquire any amount of water from Israel, it must generate
an equal quantity locally, stressing that there is a political cost to the
project.
Speaking on Al-Mamlaka TV, Nasser said that if he were a decision maker
now, he would conduct a quick survey to find out whether citizens wish to have
the water bill issued every month or every three months, as now.
“I think that
Jordanians prefer the three-month bill, because 78 percent of households get a
bill of less than JD20 for three months,” he said.
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