Stakeholders of Water Producers, flanked by their President Yvonne Boyd (female) condemn the management of Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation’s decision to place meter on their privately-owned wellsMonrovia – Water producers in Monrovia have warned that they will be constrained to increase the price of a sachet (a plastic bag) of water from L$5.00 to L$25.00 if the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) place a charge on their privately owned (wells) boreholes. It establishes a regulatory agency for the water supply and sanitation sector that is responsible for regulating tariffs, licenses and service standards in Liberia. Apparently, in line with the act, the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) has begun installing meters at private commercial wells and boreholes in order to bill them. The water producers, under the banner, “Stakeholders of Water producers addressing a packed press conference on Wednesday, April 17 condemned the LWSC’s decision and called on its management to remove all meters from their wells or they will remove themselves. Meanwhile, FrontPage Africa contacted the communication officer of LWSC, Nimpson Todd for comments on the water producers claims, but Todd said he could not respond immediately as he was attending to his ill daughter at the hospital.

Source: Front Page Africa April 18, 2019 11:03 UTC