Water co. objects to P.U.C. “initial decision”

When the Public Utilities Commission last month unveiled its “initial decision” in the Full Tariff Review Proceeding requested by Belize Water Services Limited, the general consensus was that consumers, particularly large ones, would be jumping at the chance to lodge a formal objection to the average fifteen percent rate hikes. Instead, according to a release issued today by the P.U.C., it is B.W.S. that has objected. As a result the Commission, as required by law, is in the process of selecting an independent expert to review the schedules and tariffs previously presented. That expert, not yet identified, is expected to be in place by January twenty-eighth.