It has been on the news recently that a company in mafiosi style bought the property where one of the water pumps to a community up the hills in Xindian, is holding the population hostage forcing them to pay 40k or else no water, affecting also one of the posh private schools in the area. People have resorted to unsightly giant water tanks and delivery trucks but the dispute is ongoing and there is no relief in sight.
Since this area is also very popular with the foreigners -lovely real houses and townhouse complexes they have there- I thought you guys might want a heads up.
That’s how it works up in the mountains where the city water doesn’t extend. You have to contract to get your water from where you can. My friend had some neighbor issues and the guy who supplied water to the neighborhood just cut him off, he couldn’t do anything about it despite contacting the city water management.
Looks like there is a very long and complicated legal history based on the article, it appears the community have been legally granted right of use/access however the fee for the use is in question.
48k per month for 1,100 residents plus a school that charges a fortune for tuition…works out to less than the price of a bottle of water per person. If it’s on private land, I don’t see that this is that terrible unless I’m missing something.