Cristo Rey Remains Without Running Water

Residents of Cristo Rey Village have been without running water in their homes for at least two weeks because of what they suspect is a problem with an underground pump. Chairman of the village, Wilmer Guerra told News Five that they started experiencing the problem from February and they thought it was an electrical issue in the powerhouse. The problem got worse a couple weeks ago and the village called in Area Representative Alex Balona to assist with solving the problem. Guerra explained that the Ministry of Rural Transformation has conducted an assessment but they have been waiting for the results.

 

Via Phone: Wilmer Guerra, Chairman, Cristo Rey Village

“We haven’t been successful in trying to get the system back to how it should be, so the Ministry of Rural Transformation did an assessment last week. But we’re still waiting for the recommendations to see what they will basically recommend or what the recommendation is, then, because at this point, what we’re thinking is either one, that the pump itself has gone bad or that the water well has receded enough that it doesn’t have enough water to pump for the village. But we were still waiting for that recommendation.”