Khaberni - MP Khaled Abu Hassane stated that the northern governorates "Irbid, Ajloun, Mafraq, and Jerash", suffer from accumulated water service issues, which are evident in the weak supply and high water bills despite the limited quantities reaching homes in several neighborhoods.
Abu Hassane, on Thursday evening, pointed out a dysfunction in the management of Yarmouk Water Company, emphasizing the need to restructure the management and governance of Yarmouk Water Company to deal with administrative slackness and improve the level of services provided to the citizens in the north, according to Al-Mamlaka.
He explained that one of the ongoing issues includes granting supply turns to some neighborhoods at the expense of others, attributing this to weak supervision, which leads to an imbalance in water distribution among different areas in the northern governorates.
Abu Hassane emphasized that the solution lies in the governance of Yarmouk Water Company and the activation of the principles of accountability and responsibility, holding accountable anyone proven to be involved or negligent in providing water services, thus ensuring fair distribution and improving service levels for citizens.
He stressed the importance of solving the water supply problem for citizens in various northern governorates, and the need to take actions that ensure water reaches the citizens and maintains fair and acknowledged turns.
Yarmouk Water clarifies the reasons for weak supply
On his part, Yarmouk Water Company spokesperson, Mu'taz Obaidat, said that the water issue experienced by the northern governorates during the last summer resulted from decreased water productivity, in addition to low rainfall during the previous season, which directly affected the available water quantities.
Obaidat explained that the past summer was tough on the northern governorates in general, noting that the low rainfall affected the water production by up to 50 percent, which reflected on the regularity of supply turns, especially in some neighborhoods.
He indicated that the high areas in Ajloun Governorate were supplied with water trucks to alleviate the shortage, pointing out that the delay in turns in some neighborhoods was primarily due to the lack of available water quantities.
Obaidat highlighted that water loss presents a significant challenge in the northern governorates, resulting from thefts and assaults on the network, in addition to the dilapidation of parts of the water networks, which requires ongoing technical and regulatory solutions.
