by Ken Quintanilla
Guam - With news of a reduced marine presence on Guam along
with an Office of the Inspector General report outlining the infrastructure
technical requirements related to the military buildup, Consolidated Commission
on Utilities chairman Simon Sanchez says although a smaller count means less
power, water and waste water services, he hopes to receive some word on exactly
how much capacity is needed.
He told KUAM News, "And now that funding is up in the
air because the buildup is up in the air and until we hear more from the United
States and Japan with exactly what that means - when you say 4,700 Marines are
coming and what kind of facilities they're going to be needing and basically
how much power capacity, water and waste water capacity will they need."
He adds the original buildup was going to provide the Guam
Waterworks Authority with $400 million dollars to take the utility agency's current
expansion and provide secondary treatment. Whatever the impact, he hopes to
take the same approach in its previous negotiation with the Department of
Defense and the Japan
government toward paying costs as to not burden the people of Guam.
The CCU meanwhile will meet Tuesday evening at 5:30pm.
