CABINET NOTES: APUA is seeking to automate the valve switching system, which now takes several hours to activate manually, and hours more to re-direct water to another location.

By turning to an automated system controlled from a single location, many valves can be adjusted within minutes, the General Manager explained.

The investment is significant but necessary, the APUA official declared. Cabinet agreed.

The Cabinet enquired about encouraging water conservation through low usage and recycling where possible.

Schools, for example, consume significant quantities of potable water; the Cabinet wished to encourage recycling of treated water for certain uses where potable water is not required.