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DCWD ready to receive water from bulk supply project

By Digna Banzon

October 13, 2020, 8:24 pm

DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Water District (DCWD) is now ready to receive potable water produced out of the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) tapping the surface water of Tamugan River here, an official said Tuesday.

In a virtual presser, DCWD spokesperson Jovana Duhaylungsod said most of the critical main pipe projects have been completed.

"We are now ready and we consider this project crucial," Duhaylungsod said.

The DCBWSP is a PHP12-billion joint project between Apo Agua Infrastura Inc. and the DCWD that includes the construction of primary transmission or distribution pipes and storage facilities in various parts of the city.

She said of 35 pipe main projects, 27 are critical and of this number, 26 are already completed while the remaining one will be finished by next year.

Of the eight other projects that will connect all of the 35 projects to comprise the distribution system, she said six are in the pipeline while the two others are contingency projects.

Duhaylungsod said even with the availability of water from underground sources, the need for more supply harvested from the surface water will be pursued to respond to the increasing number of consumers in the next 20 to 30 years.

"The water demand in the city is rapidly increasing due to population growth and urbanization," she said.

She said the DCBWS project will allow some of the production wells to retire as well as help replenish the aquifer where the water cycle remains uninterrupted.

Currently, DCWD has 233,000 service connections with a monthly target of 7,000 new connections. (PNA)

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