CEBU – Cebu has an ample supply of potable water despite the dry spell due to El Niño weather phenomenon, according to Engr. Ernie Delco, acting general manager of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District.
He assured water consumers that the water utility firm has added 25,000 cubic meters of water in their daily production.
Delco said that last year, its total daily water production was 195,000 cubic meters which was increased to 122,000 cubic meters this year. The greater part of the water augmentation, he said, comes from the Carmen Water Bulk Supply which is providing 18,000 cubic meters every day.
He said the consumers’ demand for water also grew by about 10,000 cubic meters last year. “The ratio is 1:1 or one individual is to 1 cubic meter which is equivalent to about 10,000 cubic meters. But we have an additional of over 25,000 cubic meters so we still have an excess,” he said.
Delco said MCWD is currently serving about 165,000 households or roughly about 1.2 million people in 8 cities and municipalities and these are the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay; and the towns of Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela and Cordova.
But he said they can only serve about 55% of the total population in those areas and 43% of the total water demand as others have their own private wells for commercial and domestic purposes.
At present, the MCWD has 9 existing reservoirs and Delco said they are planning to build 8 more in Cebu City. He said out of the 165,000 household-consumers served, some 164,000 households have 24/7 water supply with only a few experiencing water interruptions, specifically in the areas of Opra and Nivel Hills in Cebu City.
He also urged the locals and hotels and tourism establishments to conserve water. (Fayette Riñen)
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