Bacolod City Water District officials inaugurated yesterday the firm's waterline extension in Brgy. Vista Alegre, Bacolod City, that will provide potable water to about 565 households in the far flung puroks of Villa Nena, Oto and Kapisan.
Baciwa has put up pipelines measuring 1,860 lineal meters or approximately 1.8 kilometers from its pumping station in Vista Alegre. The project which was started on Feb. 1, 2012 and was accomplished in July 31 by virtue of Board Resolution No. 009, series of 2012, has an actual project cost of P961,219.73. The inauguration was led by Baciwa chairman of the board Lawrence Villanueva, director Marichi Ramos, general manager Julie Ann Carbon, engineers Samuel Penado and Jenelyn Gemora, assistant general manager for operations, and engineering department manager, respectively, among others. Bacolod Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, Councilors Archie Baribar, El Cid Familiaran and Em Ang, and former Baciwa director Greg Gasataya also attended the inauguration and blessing of the project Villanueva said Baciwa water is affordable, clean and safe at P20.80 per cubic meter or equivalent to 5 gallons of water or 2-cents per liter. Water is life and they are grateful to serve the people of Bacolod, he said. Carbon said this is a realization of the direction of Villanueva to reach as many waterless community in the city. The people here can now enjoy potable water supply at the confines of their homes, she said. Barangay Captain Emmanuel Rectra said that they are grateful for this opportunity to have access to potable water. With the opening of the water line extension in Vista Alegre, women in the area will no longer wash their clothes, take a bath and take water from a public water pump,. Gemora said. Sayson said that as Bacolod grows, services should also grow or improve. This (project) is a big milestone for the development of the city. Councilor Baribar noted that the people of these three puroks are grateful for the water extension line project of Baciwa. “Water is here and so with life,” he said. CGS Visayan Daily Star
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