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NEWS: Bacolod City residents to get additional water supply

by Poster1PROVINCE NEWS 14/03/2024Comments are Disabled

BACOLOD CITY – PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. (PrimeWater), this city’s private water distributor, has assured Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez of additional water volume in the coming months amid the water shortage experienced in several residential areas made worse by the prolonged dry weather. PrimeWater president Roberto Fabrique Jr. gave the assurance in a letter dated March 7 addressed to Benitez and released by the city government on Wednesday. “We have devised a plan to augment water supply that will allow PrimeWater to deliver (an) additional seven million liters of water per day (MLD) to a maximum volume of 17 MLD to the residents of Bacolod City,” he said. Fabrique said the plan entails the utilization of additional water sources to supplement the firm’s existing infrastructure alongside extensive repairs and improvements to reduce water loss. PrimeWater will undertake within the next five months the optimization of 12 identified deep wells that can “produce more or less seven MLD of water volume”, he said. Fabrique cited a water source interconnection and pipelaying project to divert water supply of two MLD from its Forbes Hill pumping station to different areas of the city, including Barangay Bata as well as Eroreco Subdivision and other parts of Barangay Mandalagan. The plans include the activation of Highland Hills Subdivision water source, once turned over to PrimeWater, to produce water volume of up to one MLD, and massive leak repairs or non-revenue water reduction for additional two MLD of recovered water. Fabrique said they are also looking at five MLD production from Bocal-Bocal Spring, subject to availability of connection pipes and agreement between PrimeWater and the water source owner/operator. Last weekend, PrimeWater, together with its joint venture partner Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa), said in a statement that it has acquired a water truck for deployment as a contingency plan to mitigate the impact of the El Niño on the current water supply. The water truck, which can store up to three cubic meters of water, is being used to deliver water during service disruptions across multiple barangays, it added. Benitez earlier said there is “as much as 15 percent” reduction in the level of the city’s water sources, based on the report of Baciwa-PrimeWater. In response, the mayor formed a coordinating action team mainly to expedite the implementation of vital infrastructure to improve water supply for Bacolodnons. “The city government is taking steps to address the shortage in water supply,” he added. Source: PNA

New pumping station ensures Dumaguete water supply amid El Niño

by Poster1PROVINCE NEWS 20/01/2024Comments are Disabled

DUMAGUETE CITY – The newly inaugurated Pumping Station (PS) 21 and Transmission Pipe Bridge of the Metro Dumaguete Water (MDW) will boost the water supply of this Negros Oriental capital city, ensuring that it will not be affected by the El Niño. MDW chief operating officer Angelo David Berba made the assurance Friday after the ceremonial switch-on of the facility in Barangay Cadawinonan, which is connected to the transmission pipeline in Barangay Candauay. “The facility is projected to produce up to 3 million liters a day, benefiting more than 5,000 households or around 20,000 Dumagueteños in the areas of Batinguel, Taclobo, Motong, and Daro,” Berba said. He said the switching on of the PHP30-million pumping station, which became operational on Jan. 11, means that there would be plenty of water in this capital city amid the El Niño phenomenon. “In terms of the water table and the recharge rate, we have more than enough water as our source is coming from nearby Valencia town with underground systems flowing to Dumaguete,” Berba said. Before the construction of PS 21, he said, the MDW was generating up to 45 million liters per day, depending on the requirement of customers. As of last year, about 95 percent were already being supplied by the MDW, he said, admitting a “shortage” of water supply during peak hours. Meanwhile, another pumping station located in Barangay Talay here is expected to be operational this year to fully satisfy the requirements of the city, he said. “This is proof of our commitment to excellence and the welfare of the community we serve. It represents a vital step forward in ensuring the sustainable provision of clean and safe water for the people of Dumaguete City. Moreover, it is only one of the multiple joint initiatives with DCWD (Dumaguete City Water District) that are lined up for 2024 and onwards,” Berba said. Operating since February 2021, the MDW is the joint venture company of DCWD and Metro Pacific Water. The joint venture aims to provide improved water services to Dumaguete and nearby communities. Source: PNA

Photo of the Day for January 17, 2024 – Water – the elexier of life

by Hermann MatthiasPhoto1 17/01/202422/01/2024Comments are Disabled

Photo: A man has come ashore with many containers on a small dinghy from one of the boats in Tambobo Bay in Siaton at the fishing harbour to fetch water. Negros Oriental as Water Capital of the Philippines Water is vital and necessary for survival. Water contributes greatly to improvements and growth in the many aspects of our lives both personal and social across the globe. It has served as a source of power economically as well as personally. In the Philippines, water shortage is a public concern. Just recently the quest for the center of excellence for water management in the entire Philippines was put up and we are proud to say that Negros Oriental is eyed as the water capital of the Philippines. On August 5, 2015 the province held its first Water Conference at the Silliman University to discuss and support Negros Oriental as it steps up to the challenge of being the water capital of the Philippines through sustainable development of its water resources and making water as the main source of its future progress.