AMMAN — Minister of Water and Irrigation Mousa Jamani on Thursday said he supports increasing water tariffs and returning to quarterly water bills.
During a visit to Irbid Governorate, he explained that the increase in the bill will be proportionate to water consumption and will not impact the low-income bracket whose consumption does not exceed 18 cubic metres.
The increase will affect those whose water consumption exceeds 30 cubic metres during the designated period, the minister said, noting that the Cabinet is the party with the jurisdiction to approve the increase and the billing system.
sheryl says:
i totally agree the water bills should be quarterly bill because in my house we use less than 5 JOD and can prevent waste of printing monthly receipt and hiring new personnel to check the water meter monthly.
Jenn says:
Yes, of course the bills should go back to being quarterly. However, they just increased the cost of water. Half the time the area in which I live does not even get water. We have had to order water from trucks and still get billed by the water company for water we have not even used.