• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
The destruction of a water treatment facility, which was blamed on flooding due to heavy rains on Sunday (Feb. 23) in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, led to the shortage of potable water, affecting about 4,000 of its consumers.
City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) head Joe Recalex Alingasa said on Monday that the Medina Water Treatment Facility serves 10,500 consumers.
Alingasa said the facility is currently experiencing “low to no water” status.
This prompted the city government to conduct water rationing, using the water tankers of the Bureau of Fire and Protection and the CDRRMO.
Water rationing is being conducted at Metroville, Fatima Village, Rovirih Heights, Rita Homes Subdivision, Algers Subdivision, Sancaville Subdivision, Sitio Medina, Sitio Cotcot, and Sitio Santo Rosario.
Residents in these areas have access to water through their service connections only during off-peak hours, from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. daily, according to an advisory issued by the City Waterworks Department.
Mayor Renato Gustilo has ordered engineers to restore water service in two to three days.
The flashflood on Sunday in Barangays 1 and 5 affected 73 families, composed of 300 individuals, according to the CDRRMO report.
A landslide was also reported at the Upper Eco-Translink Highway in Barangay Rizal, which destroyed a house.
However, its five occupants managed to vacate their home. | GB
