AMMAN — The
Ministry of Water and
Irrigation announced the postponement of the
monthly issuance of water bills until
further notice. The ministry's spokesperson, Omar Salama, made the announcement
on Wednesday, citing incomplete procedures and economic circumstances as the
reasons for the delay.
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According to Salama the only city
where monthly billing is applied is Aqaba, and it will remain so.
The ministry in October
announced that water bills would be issued monthly at the beginning of 2023 instead of
every three months. The modification of the issuance of bills is intended to
reduce water loss and to monitor water monthly by the ministry and citizens.
No backing downSalama added that the ministry has
not backed down on issuing monthly bills, but the decision has been postponed
to complete the technical and logistical procedures related to quality control
so that they can be issued effectively and smoothly.
The spokesperson also confirmed that
the change in the mechanism of issuing bills monthly has nothing to do with
bill prices, and that "
water prices will not be raised" for
subscribers.
The current tariff will remain
unchanged, he said.
‘Convenient installments’Salama pointed out that the ministry
has receivables from citizens amounting to more than JD200 million, adding that
this amount increases the burden on the water sector.
However, the ministry has put in
place
convenient installment programs to ease the burden on citizens, in
addition to significant fwaacilitation procedures, to prevent water from being
cut off.
While the postponement of the
monthly water bills issuance is currently indefinite, Salama stated that the
ministry may be able to issue them monthly later this year.
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