Water shortage in Maasin
MAASIN WATER DISTRICT TO ACQUIRE P20 MILLION LOAN
By Jani Arnaiz
First posted 11:00 10/27/09
MAASIN CITY – Brace for waterless faucets because rains are not coming as expected, causing low inflows of water into the reservoirs, says a Maasin Water District (MWD) top official.
MWD general manager, Nestor Geraldo, said in the next few days residents here would experience low flow of water in their taps because of the below-than-normal rainfall over the past months.
Geraldo said business establishments and households should conserve water.
“Aside from low rainfall, concessionaires have increased with our only source of water, the reason why we are experiencing low water in our taps,” said the new manager of the Water District.
In fact, he said, “we have to hold applications for new connections to prevent the problem.
Geraldo, however, assured there will be no water rationing.
He was confident though, that this problem would be temporary because the water district will be tapping another source of water.
“Once our P20 million loan from Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) be released, we will implement the tapping of the Lunas, and Canlogok water sources, which would be enough to address the water shortage,” said Geraldo.
He added that within the year, the new water source shall been operational.
In June this year, Southern Leyte Rep. Roger Mercado had said that the P200 million new water system tapping a vast waterfall in Cagnituan village as source is in the works.
Mercado, who is the chairman of Public Works committee in the House, said the new water system would probably be implemented next year.
