BWD: Projects done, more water for Baguio folks

Photo above show the pipelaying conducted by Baguio Water District personnel along the tributaries of Balili River to complete the Old Lucban-Dizon-Quezon Hill-Easter-Pinsao interconnection and augmentation programs. – BWD File Photos

By Mark Victor Pasagoy

BAGUIO CITY -- Baguio Water District consumers under supply areas 2 and 3 shall benefit from an improved water schedule after completion of the District’s augmentation and water supply improvement projects.
    In line with BWD’s program to provide equitable water supply, resident-consumers in parts of Quezon Hill, Fairview, Pinsao Pilot, Central Guisad, Pucay, and Tacay will start to enjoy a thrice-a-week water schedule from the former twice-a-week schedule effective Sept. 10.
    This is after pipe-laying and augmentation projects have been completed to improve the water supplied by the BWD Sanggalang Tank and BWD Pinsao-2 Pumping Station.
    The augmentation program will source additional water from the BWD old Lucban deepwell and will be conveyed towards the District’s distribution facilities along Dizon Subdivision on the way to Quezon Hill towards Easter Road and eventually to Pinsao.
    Earlier in April of this year, BWD completed interconnection project to augment the supply of the Old Lucban deep well from the BWD Malvar deepwell thus, addressing water supply concerns in areas including parts of Pinget, Pinsao, Fairview, Magsaysay, Quirino Hill, and Tam-awan.

Meanwhile, BWD advised the public to continue observing water conservation practices in anticipation of the possible effects of the projected El Niño phenomenon as announced by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Administration (PAGASA).

Customers were urged to install water storage facilities such as tanks, drums, or other containers with a 3-day backup water supply in case scheduled or unscheduled water service interruptions might affect the normal water distribution. Further, installation of a sump tank and boosters in order to pump water to elevated water storage facilities is highly encouraged as these are parts of the standard water system set-up, especially in highly elevated residences.