Consolidation Hopes To Cut Costs

Mawss City Of Prichard An answer to Prichard's water woes could be on the way. A consolidation hopes to give customers relief from rising rates.

by Diana Lucio

Published: Thu, April 23, 2009 - 9:42 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, April 23, 2009 - 9:50 pm CST

A plan to help the City of Prichard with its water woes, is in the works.
Mobile Area Water and Sewer Service is reaching out to Prichard with hopes of consolidating.

MAWSS says the goal is to reduce rates for customers in both Prichard and Mobile. The State of Alabama mandated Prichard to improve its aging water system almost two years ago. Customers have been feeling the costs in their monthly water bills.

While MAWSS would like to help, they can't promise Prichard anything until they get financial information.
'We need to know where they stand on their finances and what caused the rates to go up as much as it did. We need to know about the soundness of their system, so we're asking for engineering reports. And we also need to have some information on their employees and what kinds of jobs they do, whether we could utilize them,"Said Barbara Shaw, a spokeswoman with Mobile Area Water and Sewer Service.

MAWSS is still waiting for a response from Prichard Water.

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southfan1981 Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:06 pm

I believe mine in Chickasaw is $19 for sewage, $24 for water from Prichard. If it’s not enough to keep up the infrastructure, we need to figure out how to maintain and repair economically. If it’s being wasted, shame.

butterflykisser101 Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:34 pm

A resident’s bill averages anywhere from 45-65 dollars a month for just water/sewage. The highest I had was 71. Outrageous.

southfan1981 Says:

Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:58 pm

How much are the residents’ bills averaging? Is Prichard charging more per gallon of water? Are they charging more for the sewerage? Will MAWSS be able to afford the infrastructure repairs that Prichard has obviously ignored?