ZAMBOANGA
CITY: The Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) continues to provide sustainable
water supply to the populace, a news release said.
ZCWD
added they will expand and rehabilitate their dilapidated pipelines and develop
new water sources as well as lay additional pipes to improve more its services.
ZCWD
OIC-Creas Montee Domingo said 12 spring boxes in Tolosa were already completed
in February this year, to ensure protection of these water sources from
possible intrusion of foreign elements.
Beneficiaries
of the project are the villages of Tolosa, Lanzones, Guisao and Cabaluay.
Because
of the increasing demand for potable water, ZCWD will augment its water supply
in the area by developing next year another source in Cahumban, including that
of the soon to finish job in Cacao and Lapakan.
.
Domingo
added replacement of the PVC bridge crossing at Putik and the PVC pipe along
the creek in Sta. Maria Park were also accomplished.
ZCWD
disclose that total cost of these two projects amounted to almost P400,000 and
by third quarter, made improvement projects with a combined cost of close to
P20 million.
These
projects are the Pasobolong–Culianan water system, Mampang-Arena Blanco pipeline
construction and improvement, ACP pipeline at Johnston Subdivision in Baliwasan,
and the Dumalon-Zambales-Baluno-Capisan-Malagutay-San
Roque-Calarian-Cawit-Sinunuc-Maasin water system project.
The
Flamingo area in Upper Calarian, San Roque, Cawit, Recodo and Maasin are already
benefitting from the projects.
ZCWD
said it will also augment water supply in Tulugnatung, Ayala, and Dulian
including Carmen Valley in Pasonanca.