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Water supplied to Metro Manila safe to drink – MWSS


The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said on Friday that drinking water supplied to its concessionaires Maynilad and Manila Water was safe and compliant with the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water (PNSDW).

In a statement, the MWSS said that, given the importance of water in the preventive measures against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Umiray-Angat-Ipo Dams and existing waterworks and water conveyance systems were being continuously manned to ensure the availability and delivery of water supplies despite the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.

To ensure unimpeded delivery of essential water-related activities and services, and to make sure that treatment plants continued to operate throughout the public health emergency, the MWSS had endorsed the exemption of concessionaire employees’ from travel restrictions as follows:

  • personnel involved in the management of Water-related Goods- importation, domestic transport and sale of equipment, devices, and chemicals;
  • personnel involved in the management of employees and service providers such as contractors, haulers, and related service providers; and
  • personnel of contractors that perform indirect services such as security, sales, technical and other support personnel as well as employees of third-party contractors during sales, installation, maintenance, and essential repair works.

In support the government's effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 and to keep up with the increasing demand, the MWSS had also requested the National Water Resources Board to increase the water allocation to be distributed by the concessionaires from 42 cubic meters per second (CMS) to 46 CMS.

The increased allocation would allow 24- hour water supply and reduce water service interruptions to major parts of the MWSS service area.

The MWSS also appealed to the public to stay calm and not to start hoarding water.

“As we face the continuing challenge in the midst of this crisis, the MWSS and its Concessionaires’ will remain committed to serve the public and implement measures to cope with the future water supply requirements for Metro Manila and other service areas within MWSS jurisdiction,” it said. — DVM, GMA News

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