Solarized Water Purifiers to be installed in CDO

This is a report from our SLB representative in CDO. 

In Barangay Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) installed faucets along the street near the evacuation center whose water source is their pumping station there. Although several faucets have been installed there, there is only one faucet dedicated for drinking. Engr. Jun Granada suggests putting his Solarized Water Purifier to add another faucet for drinking. Permission from COWD has been granted by Engr. Bienvenido V. Batar, Jr. Assistant General Manager. Engr. Batar gave us a list of pumping stations that do not have drinking water and the team hopes to replicate what will be done in Brgy. Macasandig, so more driking water will be available.COWD through conversation with Engr. Batar declared that they do not have the means to test water if it's potable or not because of the devastation of their tubes and pump stations. Ms. Gertrude M. Garcia of the Biology of Department of Xavier University offered to test the water in their laboratory from the Solarized Water Purifier.

MWSS has already installed a purification system for safe driking water located at the new bridge near the rotunda. On Friday 23 December 2011, the Philippine Navy will be shipping another purification system from MWSS which is bigger to help purify drinking water.