The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is appealing to the public not to destroy or damage water meter standpipes and stub-outs just to get water.
The water district has received numerous reports and also caught people forcibly opening stub-outs in some areas so that they can fetch water. A stub-out is the end portion of a distribution line where water meters of the service connections are attached.
Destruction of stub-outs can result in contamination of water that might cause diarrhea and other ailments. This can also further lessen the already scarce supply because water is wasted as flow from damaged stub-outs could not be controlled unless repaired. Also, with stub-outs busted, water will not reach the houses in the area when the supply normalizes.
MCWD is doing its best to bring water to the people. Aside from installing generator sets to the wells, it also deployed delivery trucks to the different parts of its service area. There are already six trucks mobilized and another 17 units will be deployed starting tomorrow.
Water from MCWD water trucks is clean and safe for drinking. All water delivery trucks are disinfected and sanitized while MCWD’s water quality passes the standards set by the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water.
MCWD’s laboratory conducts regular water quality monitoring of water from strategic sampling points in MCWD’s distribution network to ensure a safe and potable drinking water supply for consumers. MCWD’s sampling points are far more than what is required by the government.
