The price of tap water in Xuan Hoa commune (Nam Dan) is too high.
(Baonghean) - Recently, 1,322 households in Xuan Hoa commune, Nam Dan district are paying higher water prices (through the commune's water supply system) than the current regulations of the Provincial People's Committee. This has caused many households to abandon the habit of using tap water.
People in Xuan Hoa commune started using tap water at the end of 2009, when the water price was only 4,500 VND/m3; over time, the water price gradually increased to 8,500 VND, then 15,000 VND/m3For example: Mr. Nguyen Van Tinh's household in Hamlet 5 uses 30m3 of water per month, and the amount he has to pay the contractor is up to 345,000 VND. Or Hamlet 12 has more than 100 households using tap water, of which 97 households use water from the water supply system of the People's Committee of Xuan Hoa Commune, the rest directly use the water supply pipeline of Xuan Hoa Water Plant. Mr. Ho Viet Tu, Hamlet 12's Head, said: "Currently, there are different water prices in the hamlet and the price difference is quite high. While nearly 10 households use the factory's pipeline, the price is low, only half the price of nearly 100 households using the commune's water supply pipeline. According to the commune's decision, the lowest level is 10,500 VND/m3The highest is up to 15,000 VND/m3. People are currently very upset about this situation."
Mr. Tran Hong Khuong - Chairman of Xuan Hoa Commune People's Committee explained the situation of domestic water prices for more than 1,300 households in the commune, saying: The current situation of water loss in the entire system of the commune is very high. According to the latest survey data, the rate is up to 43.5%. Therefore, to ensure balance for the contractor, based on Decision 39 of the Provincial People's Committee (Decision 39/2014-QD-UBND province on: "Regulations on consumption prices of clean water products for subjects in urban areas in the province) the Commune People's Committee held a meeting and agreed to let the contractor (Mr. Nguyen Truong Sinh) temporarily collect at the price of 10,500 VND/m3.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Loc - manager of Nam Dan Water Plant said: Currently, the plant only applies the price of 5,800 VND/m3. For Xuan Hoa commune, the factory only sells water to the main meter (because Xuan Hoa commune had previously invested in building a clean water pipeline system since 2007). Due to limited management, the commune's infrastructure is not guaranteed, the control level is not high... causing great loss, so the contractor charges high water prices.
Mr. Nguyen Truong Sinh - (contractor of the commune's water supply system) explained: The water supply plant does not compress the tank, compresses it too poorly, compresses it for a long time during the day, and turns it on at night, he cannot manage it, so water is lost... He is currently applying the progressive rate according to the latest regulations of the Provincial People's Committee. Question: The water loss should be borne by the contractor, so why are people forced to bear it? Mr. Sinh said: It's difficult, because every month I have to spend tens of millions of dong to hire workers, so I have to collect the price to make up for it. Mr. Sinh added: Currently, households using tap water from the pipeline system of the Xuan Hoa Commune People's Committee must pay the following prices: under 10m3 Price 10,500 VND/m3, from 10 - 20m3Price 13,000 VND/m3and from 20m3 or more, the price is 15,000 VND/m3.
Regardless of the cause, the reality is that people in Xuan Hoa commune are suffering from high water prices, leading to them abandoning the habit of using tap water. The locality and the contractor should consider a solution to this problem.
Manh Hung