Miyahuna wants street drainage pipes removed before rainy season

AMMAN — The Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna) on Wednesday called on households to swiftly remove drainage pipes connected to street manholes ahead of the rainy season to avoid fines.

The practice of disposing drainage water via pipes connected to manholes in the streets is illegal and causes crises during winter, an official at Miyahuna noted.

“The company’s teams started conducting daily checkups on the state of manholes across the capital and is reporting violators,” the official, who preferred to remain anonymous, told The Jordan Times.

The official said that Miyahuna will take the necessary legal measures and issue fines to those who fail to respond to its instructions of removing the illegal pipes.

“The sewage network overflows causing traffic jams and sometimes losses in properties every winter because some people do not adhere to our instructions regarding this illegal practice,” the official underscored.

Jordan usually witnesses its first rain of the season in mid-September or early October, with the wet season continuing until February, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department.

Miyahuna also called on residents to carry out regular maintenance to their water tanks to avoid leakage, to check the efficiency of floating water valves and to inspect household plumbing systems for improving supply and reducing water bills. 

Miyahuna has 30,000 subscribers in Madaba, 150,000 subscribers in Zarqa and 600,000 subscribers in Amman.