MARIANAS UTILITY UNDER PRESSURE TO IMPROVE | Pacific Islands Report
MARIANAS UTILITY UNDER PRESSURE TO IMPROVE Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 00:00 OPERATIONS Court orders environmental compliance SAIPAN, CNMI (Marianas Variety, March 23, 2009)—The U.S. District Court for the NMI has signed the stipulated orders requiring the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. to improve and bring into compliance its wastewater plants and collection systems, public drinking water systems, five power plants and an oil transfer pipeline. "It means the clock is ticking now and CUC has to meet certain deadlines," said Rep. Tina Sablan, chairwoman of the Saipan legi...