Guam § 12116 - Monetary Charges for the Beneficial Use of Water
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§ 12116. Monetary Charges for the Beneficial Use of Water
Obtained by Private Water Well Operators.
Rates shall be established for water obtained by private
water well operators as follows:
(a) The Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) shall
establish separate classes of monetary charges for water,
potable and non-potable water (brackish water for irrigation
use), drawn by private water well operators.
(b) Said rates shall reflect the cost of activities required
to be performed by GWA and the Guam Environmental
Protection Agency with respect to such private water well
operators as required by law, plus a monetary charge to
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compensate the people of Guam for the extraction of water,
a public resource.
(c) In arriving at an appropriate rate for water
withdrawn by private water well operators, GWA shall take
into account the average capital investment and recurring
operational costs to the operators of such private water
wells.
(d) GWA shall, within sixty (60) days of enactment of
this section, submit to the Legislature the schedule of
monetary charges made pursuant thereto.
(1) The Legislature shall, within seven (7)
legislative days of receipt, act upon such proposed
schedule of monetary charges.
(2) In the event no action is taken within such
seven (7) legislative days, the schedule of monetary
charges as proposed by GWA shall go into effect.
(3) In the event rate setting authority for service
rates of GWA is placed under the Public Utilities
Commission (the ACommission@), GWA shall submit
the proposed schedule of monetary charges to the
Commission for review and disposition, and such
schedule of monetary charges shall become effective
upon its approval by the Commission.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12116 ("Monetary Charges for the Beneficial Use of Water") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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