Imelda Magsuci, spokesperson of DCWD, said the agency
wanted the study to start early next year to allow it a head start on another
separate water extraction project that would tap the river water in the
northern hinterland of Tamugan.
The water extraction project would rest extraction of
ground waters in the Dumoy district, south of downtown. The Dumoy waters supply
the main drinking water need of Davao City, but critics have already voiced
concern on the wasteful habits of resident, including the use of drinking water
to hose out soil and dirt of household garage, and pathways of houses.
Magsuci said the study would like to know the water
balance in the Dumoy area, simulate the ground water condition and the rate an
incident of contamination would happen.
The study would cost P19 million and last 18 months,
She said that there were already proponents who indicated
their interest to bid.
The DCWD produces almost 280,000 cubic meters per day and
a separate project would involve the extraction of the still pristine waters of
Tamugan River in the remote northern hinterland of the city. The project would
produce a minimum of 280,000 cubic meters per day to meet the increasing demand
of potable water.
The project would cost P10 billion and would be expected
to be operational by 2017, where the pumping wells in the Dumoy area would be
rested for the next eight years.
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