Monday, December 15, 2014 | 5:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) says that several of its customers in the Corporate Area and St Catherine have reported the theft of water meters from their properties.
According to the NWC the company loses an average of 20 water meters per month due to theft.
Vice-president Customer Service Delivery, Michael Dunn, in a release Monday, said that since the start of December, 25 meters have been stolen leaving the homes of customers flooded and the NWC bearing the replacement costs.
“The theft of the water meters represents the latest in a series of ruthless acts carried out by individuals who have, in recent times, stolen pumping equipment, accessories and other primary operations equipment from the company,” Dunn said.
“The organisation spends millions each year to maintain and upgrade its systems so that water may be distributed to customers across Jamaica every day.
“We shoot ourselves in the foot with these short-sighted acts of vandalism. They threaten to make our lives and standard of living worse, not better,” he added.
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NWC reports widespread theft of water meters
