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Mayor Duterte congrats DCWD on Indangan well

 

The new and third well to serve Cabantian and expand Indangan service coverage has been blessed and inaugurated last June 18, 2010.

Located in Barangay Indangan, the blessing was officiated by Msgr. Matt Gorgonio, parish priest of the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Indangan, with the presence of Councilor Tomas Monteverde IV, Brgy. Indangan Kagawad Ed Balaga, Davao City Water District Directors Charlemagne B. Aldevera and Abdul M. Dataya, officers and staff led by DCWD general manager Rodora N. Gamboa, and some local residents.  A short progam followed.

Monteverde who represented Mayor Rodrigo R Duterte, read the latter’s message.  He congratulated the water utility and said, “with this new line of water supply, many would be able to reap the benefits of DCWD’s expanding services to the public.”  He cited DCWD as a classic example of a service-oriented office that never sleeps.  He was glad that it can now provide sufficient water pressure to existing customers in Indangan and Cabantian areas.

  

NOW OPERATIONAL INDANGAN WELL.  Councilor Tomas Monteverde IV applauds as DCWD general manager Rodora N. Gamboa ceremoniously opens the orifice valve after the blessing and inauguration of the well.   


The mayor also cited the Watershed Code of Davao City as a landmark legislation with a grand design intended to provide sufficient and quality water to all generations of Davaoeños.  He called for the protection of the city’s eight identified watersheds.

“Davao City maintains its hard stance of extending full cooperation and assistance to DCWD.  We cannot compromise public service as the end-beneficiaries of the fruits of peaceful living are the people of Davao City. DCWD is a very important and critical component of this goal because it has contributed significant efforts for the public to be aware of various issues that confront our environment.”

Kagawad Balaga and local resident Veronica Andevor expressed happiness and gratitude that the long wait for quantity and quality water was finally over.  Gone were the days of drawing and hand-ferrying water from the artisan well.  For now, intermittent or low water pressure has become a thing of the past with the commissioning of the Indangan well that has boosted water supply in Cabantian and Indangan.     

Gamboa announced that the service areas presently enjoy 24 hours water supply.  She commits DCWD to continue providing quality service in Cabantian, Indangan and in all other areas.  It will also build more water facilities in its other water systems to assure customer service satisfaction.   

Indangan well produces 750 gallons per minute or about 4,088 cubic meters a day.  DCWD management said that augmenting water pressure in its service areas, it has corrected intermittent water supply and low pressure in Cabantian but clarified that it can  meet demand for additional service up to 800 new connections momentarily. 

The previously reported additional 3,459 water connections could not yet be fully realized  because this new well presently answers for the low outputs of Cabantian well No. 1 in Communal and Cabantian well No.2.  The pump motor of Cabantian well No. 1 will still have to be upgraded from 125 horse power (HP) to 150 HP while the second well’s capacity has deteriorated to only 400 gallons per minute (gpm) from 770 gpm and will be upgraded by the first quarter of 2011, when by then requirements shall have been met.       

DCWD management also explained the total project cost reached P9,236,533.58 that accounted for the actual well drilling and site development including the control house, pump and motor, and discharge line.  The project was done by TGV Builders, Inc. under the supervision of the DCWD Project Monitoring Office .  

Presently, Indangan water supply system (WSS) is integrated into Cabantian WSS.  DCWD management said that it will eventually be disengaged after general improvements of Indangan WSS are completed. (mecm)
 
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