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Wednesday, December 15, 2004
CH tightens watch on water dealers
THE gastroenteritis outbreak caused by a contaminated water supply in Moalboal prompted the Mandaue City Government to map out rules for the operation of water refilling stations and water systems in the city.
“It happened in Moalboal. It could happen in Mandaue. Before that happens in Mandaue, we will put up preventive measures,” said Councilor Wenceslao Gakit.
Mandaue City Health Officer Oscar Quirante, though, assured that all 40 deep wells and 10 water systems in the city are being monitored regularly.
Gakit, chairman of the committee on health, said he met last Wednesday with some 40 representatives of different water refilling stations to inform them of the City’s plan.
Gakit said he wants them to participate in the drafting of the ordinance regulating their operations.
He said the regulation of water refilling stations is also covered under the implementing rules and regulations of Presidential Decree 856 or the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines.
However, local government units in Cebu do not have ordinances regulating the operation of water refilling stations, he said.
Water refilling stations were also organized into a group last Wednesday.
Aside from safety concerns, Gakit said their organization will professionalize their operation of refilling stations, including water pricing, branding and packaging.
Quirante said Mandaue’s deep wells are regularly tested for bacteria every six months, but as soon as the City is able to set up its own laboratory, the testing will be made every two months.
As for the 10 water systems in Mandaue, the City Health Office is conducting the bacteriological examination every two months and a physical and chemical examination every six months. (ROV)
(December 15, 2004 issue)
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