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DRNA says pump-house upgrades and remote-control systems underway after contractor issues; committee hears $30 million design estimate for 13 pump houses
Summary
At a May 2 House Finance Committee hearing, DRNA Secretary Waldermar Quiles Pérez described efforts to modernize 13 flood-control pump houses, remove a problematic contractor from operations, secure FEMA funding for designs and build remote-control and monitoring capabilities.
Secretary Waldermar Quiles Pérez told the House Finance Committee on May 2 that the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is moving to modernize the island’s flood-control pump houses and improve monitoring and remote operations after prolonged performance problems under a prior contractor.
Quiles Pérez said the contractor who had effectively “seized” maintenance of some pump houses is no longer part of the department’s operations. The secretary reported that DRNA reached an agreement with an original pump-supplier and that surprise site visits showed active maintenance on…
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