The Davao City Water District (DCWD) has assured residents that water supply is sufficient despite the expected El Niño phenomenon.

After the Davao City Bulk Water Project started to operate, this has been the main source of water the DCWD distributes to its consumers.

The project draws water from the Tamugan River.

Even with the dry season, DCWD said there is no need for concern as the agency has surplus water supply.

In fact, when combining the capacity of its surface and groundwater sources, DCWD’s production capacity or the volume of water it can provide daily reaches 728 million liters.

Only 52 percent of that is being used at present to meet the daily demand.

“Dako gihapon ang surplus sa atong water supply kumpara sa atong water demand. So, still have 48 percent that we consider as surplus water to absorb service connections, considering that we are still in the stage of ramping up our expansion, especially in District 2 areas. At the same time, this surplus, gamiton pud as part of our contingency supply in case naa gyud epekto ang hulaw sa supply sa tubig sa atong siyudad,” DCWD Spokesperson, Jovana Cresta Duhaylungsod, said.

Currently, only 20 percent of the groundwater source is being utilized while the surface water system continues to operate at full capacity.

The remaining 80 percent is on standby and will only be utilized if needed.

“What are those needs? Immediate is kung naay kakulangan sa supply coming from our surface water source or if musaka pag ayo ang atoang service connections,” Duhaylungsod added.