GHI Says WSSC Terminated Project to Upgrade Water Pipes
WSSC has terminated an upgrade project on some of the housing cooperative's aging pipes, according to GHI general manager.
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's (WSSC) project to upgrade old water pipes is off, according to Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) General Manager Eldon Ralph. Yet in 2007, WSSC told GHI the water pipes needed upgrading, Ralph said in an interview on Wednesday. GHI Board of Directors President Tokey Boswell stated in an email to Patch on Tuesday that WSSC is ignoring an agreement they had with GHI and Greenbelt. “GHI, the City, and WSSC have an agreement from the 1950s that tells us how to work together. It seems WSSC believes they can change that agreement unilaterally, to the detriment of GHI,” Boswell wrote. WSSC representatives did not respond to requests for comment by press time. On Jan. 6, GHI received a letter from WSSC …
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Ways to get action or time to change. 1. Return to a single meter from the main like in old days and charge a single fee for GHI members. 2. Changed the locks access panels and disallow WSSC from trespassing on GHI property. 3. As people have done with other utilities, start water Co-op owned by GHI membership. Learn & practice conversation methods such as water collection systems (water ponds … more ›