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10.26.2015
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Increase of 12.09% will be for other cities in the metropolitan region.
There will be levying a fine to prevent water wastage.
Consumers who do not reduce the water bill by at least 10% in the cities of the metropolitan area of Fortaleza will pay an extra charge of 120% of the value not saved. A "contingency fee", as he called the Regulatory Agency of Delegates of Ceara Services (Arce), was released on Friday (23) by the agency, which also announced an increase in account in their cities. The rate must be charged from December, according to estimates of Cagece.
The collection of the contingency fee will be calculated from the average consumption between October 2014 and September 2015. Consumers will spend 10% less than this average to avoid the new rate.
In addition to the contingency fee, the bills will be on average 12% more expensive, ranging from 8% (for the poor) to 19%. There will be no increase in water tariff in Fortaleza, according to Arce.
The goal, according to the agency, is to reduce waste and water consumption in Ceara, who lives drought scenario four years ago, with little rain forecast in 2016.
The fourth consecutive year of drought in Ceará, the Federal Government recognized the emergency in 67 of 184 cities in the state due to the lack of rain.
In addition to the emergency situation, 23 municipalities in Ceará also suffer water collapse, according to Minister of National Integration, Gilberto Occhi. To mitigate the effects of drought, one of the actions of the Ministry of National Integration will be the supply of water through water trucks. The federal government serves 795 municipalities in rural northeastern and northern semi-arid region of Minas Gerais with 6,779 tank trucks that benefit 3.8 million people.
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