Water is back in more than 100 barangays within MCWD service area
Twenty days since the onslaught of Typhoon Odette that severely affected the supply of water and power, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has restored 75% of its water supply.
At least 111 barangays now have running water although this is not yet available 24 hours.
The water district is now producing 180,000 cubic meters of water per day from 90 wells and private suppliers. MCWD’s 138 production wells and bulk suppliers produce 240,000 cubic meters of water per day during normal operation.
In order to serve those in areas where supply is yet to be restored, MCWD continues to bring water using delivery trucks. MCWD owns six water tankers and it is renting 12 units to augment its capacity after the typhoon hit Cebu.
These 18 units of water tankers were immediately deployed across the water district’s service area and are still serving up to now.
MCWD has also partnered with private firms like Filinvest, Cebu Manila Water Development Corp. and Vivant Corp. to reach more consumers.
These firms have fielded their water tankers and they get water from MCWD’s hydrants.
The Bureau of Fire Protection and tankers owned by local government units and barangay disaster management offices within MCWD’s service area also extract from the water district’s hydrants and distribute the supply in different areas.
Private companies that are assisting the LGUs in their respective water truck delivery efforts are requested to coordinate with the water district for proper identification of extraction points.
MCWD continues to be in close coordination with Visayan Electric in order to have all its wells energized. As of today, 59 of the 138 wells are energized while 31 use generator sets as power source.
MCWD is again reminding the public that its water is clean and safe for drinking. They just have to make sure that the containers are clean.
