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| Prov’l water dev’t next P-Noy priority |
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| Thursday, 29 July 2010 18:16 |
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PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III is expected to also soon give equal attention to the development of potable water supply systems in the countryside, especially in the still numerous waterless communities where water sources may be more than sufficient but facilities are sorely lacking. This was expressed by officials of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) in the midst of the government’s current preoccupation in dealing with shortage of drinking water supply in many parts of Metro Manila after Angat Dam water levels declined as an offshoot of the last El Niño drought and the still below normal rainfall in the area. LWUA Administrator Daniel I. Landingin said the administration of President Aquino is expected by LWUA and the water districts to continue providing substantial funds for the construction, improvement and expansion of potable water supply systems in the provinces. He said this will greatly boost the access of the majority of the country’s population living there to clean, safe drinking water in line with the Philippine Millenium Development Goals. Landingin said sources of water in the provinces are still generally more than sufficient to meet the need of the growing population but there are still areas without potable water supply systems, or where existing facilities are limited or wanting and in need of either rehabilitation, further improvement and expansion. Some P90 billion is needed to fully develop water supply systems in the countryside including provisions for water treatment as well as for sewerage and wastewater disposal. He said LWUA is currently pursuing the development of bulk water supply sources in at least five areas, including one in Bulacan, to supply the needs of a number of municipalities and cities in the province now suffering from declining groundwater yield and saltwater intrusion. |
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