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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017
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ILOILO City – Summer is fast approaching. Water scarcity is possible. For Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD), not a drop of water should be wasted.
“We are intensifying our campaign against non-revenue water,” said Amarylis Josephine Castro, OIC-general manager.
Non-revenue water is water that has been produced but is “lost” before it reaches the customer.
The losses may be through leaks, theft or illegal connections, and metering inaccuracies.
Getting rid of non-revenue water will go a long way in sustaining MIWD’s water supply this summer season, said Castro.
Aside from this city, MIWD also serves the towns of Oton, Pavia, Santa Barbara, San Miguel, Leganes, and Cabatuan in Iloilo province.
“We appeal to our consumers. Please report to us if there are leaks in their connections so we can immediately act on them. Also, report to us illegal connections,” said Castro.
From a high of 50 percent in previous years, MIWD has slashed its non-revenue water to 47, said Castro. The water district is bent on lowering this further and has deployed personnel to check its water pipelines for leaks and illegal connections.
Castro said three more deep wells will be dug in two barangays in Cabatuan, Iloilo town to augment MIWD’s supply of water.
The three wells are expected to produce additional 5,000 cubic meters of water each day.
In summers past, a drop in its water supply forced MIWD to ration water.
Recently, MIWD partnered with Metro Iloilo Bulk Water Supply Corp. (MIBWSC) to further improvement of the water district’s facilities.
To recall, MIWD and MetroPac Investment Corp. (MWIC), a wholly-owned water infrastructure investment platform of the Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), signed a P2.8-billion joint-venture agreement to form the bulk water company MIBWSC.
Under the agreement, MIBWSC will supply MIWD with water.
For now, Castro said, there is nothing to worry because the water level at the watershed in
Maasin, Iloilo – MIWD’s main water source – is normal at 95 meters above sea level.
MIBWSC also has a reserved capacity of 10,000 cubic meters.
Castro and they are also banking on the supply of treated water from bulk water supplier Flo Water Resources Iloilo, Inc. that can now deliver 9,000 cubic meters of water each day./PN
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