Press Release: This water system will serve as a reliable source of clean water for the community and will promote sanitation, being an important determinant of public health, as a good measure against the dengue outbreak in the province.
This newly-installed water system will bring water to at least 8,100 households in the entire locale of Daraga. Also, we have initiated a 200M funding under the GAA for a Water System Level 2 for 24 Barangay’s here in Bicol that do not have access to clean and potable water. A Level II (waterworks system or individual house connections) is a system with a source, a reservoir, a piped distribution network and household faucets.
We will remain committed to bridging the gap between the available government resources and their rightful recipients - especially those who are vulnerable and marginalized.
For example, we are looking at solutions to the water supply problems of remote barangays and islands:
1. Regular shipment of potable water supplies;
2. Rainwater collection and impounding at strategic locations in these far-flung areas; and
3. Water treatment plant scaled to serve current and future population for the next 20 years
The temporary solution would be weekly or twice-a-monthly shipment of potable water from Tabaco by the local government in tandem with the local water utility service provider, but this would be costly and tedious because of the shipping. Shipment would also stop when there is stormy weather or rough seas.
The medium term solution is rainwater collection and impounding. Build the collection and impounding facilities. But this works best only during the monsoon and stormy season. Water availability during the dry season and during El Nino would depend on how much water was saved when it was raining.
The permanent solution is a water treatment plant scaled to the combined resident and tourist or transient population with some allowance for spikes in consumption and growth in future needs.
For all these solutions, we will consult with experts on the technical specifications, costing, and funding options.
For the missionary areas, we might ask nongovernmental organizations, both local and international, to help.
For the population centers on the islands and remote coastal barangays, we would mostly like have a multi-year public waterworks program to be worked out with the concerned national government agencies.
Considering the magnitude of the potable water supply problem in Bicol and in other regions, AKO BICOL Party-list is inclined to push for the creation of a Department of Water and Fisheries during the 18th Congress, so that the country will have one national agency devoted to water issues. (END)
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