<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: 5,000 residents in Heredia will be without water for at least another week</title> <atom:link href="https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/12/04/5000-residents-heredia-will-without-water-least-another-week/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/12/04/5000-residents-heredia-will-without-water-least-another-week/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: expatin paradise</title><link>https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/12/04/5000-residents-heredia-will-without-water-least-another-week/#comment-10559</link> <dc:creator>expatin paradise</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 04:18:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=16986#comment-10559</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is really inexcusable absent a natural disaster.  Was there a reason given for this situation?  It is telling that the writer of this article didn&#039;t think it necessary to explain why.Where I live, such problems are common.  Barva usually does a better job than my municipality.  I had so many incidents lasting a week or so due to a &quot;broken tube&quot; somewhere that I tired of using large water bottles and finally broke down and had a tower built for a large water tank to supply my house.  People in the cities don&#039;t realize how it is once one gets a few km into the country.There is so much work necessary to provide an adequate infrastructure in this country.  I hate paying taxes as much as anyone, but we must pay our fair shares in order to remedy such problems.  We must stop &quot;low-balling&quot; property values and engaging in other activities that enable tax dodging, or we will never see decent roads and bridges, sewage treatment, or reliable water supplies.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is really inexcusable absent a natural disaster.  Was there a reason given for this situation?  It is telling that the writer of this article didn&#8217;t think it necessary to explain why.</p><p>Where I live, such problems are common.  Barva usually does a better job than my municipality.  I had so many incidents lasting a week or so due to a &#8220;broken tube&#8221; somewhere that I tired of using large water bottles and finally broke down and had a tower built for a large water tank to supply my house.  People in the cities don&#8217;t realize how it is once one gets a few km into the country.</p><p>There is so much work necessary to provide an adequate infrastructure in this country.  I hate paying taxes as much as anyone, but we must pay our fair shares in order to remedy such problems.  We must stop &#8220;low-balling&#8221; property values and engaging in other activities that enable tax dodging, or we will never see decent roads and bridges, sewage treatment, or reliable water supplies.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Old Nam Warrior</title><link>https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/12/04/5000-residents-heredia-will-without-water-least-another-week/#comment-10549</link> <dc:creator>Old Nam Warrior</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:08:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=16986#comment-10549</guid> <description><![CDATA[just gotta love Costa Rica...not]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>just gotta love Costa Rica&#8230;not</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>