Did you know?
DID YOU KNOW? GWA is a quasi governmental entity established for a specific purpose and is run by an elected board (Consolidated Commission on Utilities) voted on by you the public. This means also that GWA does not get operating funds from the general fund that can be used for general line improvements or other annual operating expenses.
DID YOU KNOW? that GWA does not get operating funds from the general fund that can be used for general line improvements or other annual operating expenses.
DID YOU KNOW? an 8oz bottle of water costs between $1.00 and $1.50, but you can get 3 gallons of water from your tap for only one cent?
DID YOU KNOW? that the new automated meters readers (AMR’s) read your water useage to one 16th of a gallon as opposed to the old census meters that read only to one fourth of a gallon? This means that you can expect an increase to your water bill as the old meters were not accurately reading the water useage in your home.
DID YOU KNOW? that Guam Waterworks Authority has a receivable rate of 10%. This amounts to $4.5M every year that the waterworks authority tries to collect each year, but sometimes is unable to. That means the rest of us pay for those who don’t pay their water bill.
DID YOU KNOW? Since 2005 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has declared GWA's drinking water the safest its been in years.
DID YOU KNOW? that even though residents will be receiving new meters your bill will not be read automatically until the entire village has new meters installed. After that it still takes two billing cycles before the automated reading will show up on your bill.
DID YOU KNOW? that GWA has only 16 employees assigned to fix water leaks island wide?
DID YOU KNOW? that GWA is not permitted to expand service area to new customers unless the customer pays for the extension? The law prevents existing ratepayers from having pay for infrastructure increases for new customers.
DID YOU KNOW? that the developer is responsible for putting water and sewer into a new subdivision? Before you buy that beautiful piece of property for your new home, make sure that water and sewer service are included and available on the property.
DID YOU KNOW? that GWA spends half a million ratepayer dollars per year unclogging grease from sewers?
DID YOU KNOW? that 90% of sewage overflows on Guam are caused by grease blockages?
DID YOU KNOW? that 1/2 gal per minute leak would cost you additional $70 on top of your monthly water bill?
DID YOU KNOW? that GWA has reduced its staff from 450 employees to 276?
DID YOU KNOW? that if you go away on a vacation or leave your residence you still are charged a minimum charge for having water service provided to your house? It costs $7.46 per month for water service and $22.00 for sewer service. This means that you will still received a bill for almost $30.00 per month for every month even if you don’t use a drop of water.
DID YOU KNOW? that if you connect to GWA’s water lines without establishing an account and without a meter GWA considers this an illegal hook up. Did you know on Guam since we have been installing new meters we have found over 1000 illegal connections?
DID YOU KNOW? that if any illegal hookup is discovered, water and wastewater services will be disconnected and may not be reconnected until a payment is made in the amount of $2,500? This is GWA’s fine for illegal connections.
DID YOU KNOW? there are 120 wells in central and northern Guam? And produce a combined total output of 40 Million gallons of water daily?
DID YOU KNOW? in the south we only have surface water. This comes from the Ugum River and the Fena Reserve.
DID YOU KNOW? the Ugum Treatment Plant located in Inarajan, and produces on the average 2.3 Million gallons of water every day?
DID YOU KNOW? that Ugum serves residents Ipan Talafofo to Umatac and when needed also serves Windward Hills and Cross Island Road?
DID YOU KNOW? the northern aquifer or water lens is what you feel when you dig into the sand in the northern beaches. Try it next time. That cold water you feel at the shores edge is our water lens.
DID YOU KNOW? that on the average Guam gets nearly 100 inches of water a year Making it one of the wettest places on earth.
