CALAPAN CITY”•Calapan Waterworks Corp. added another milestone in the implementation of its P400-million development initiative with the inauguration of a modern water reservoir in the capital city of Oriental Mindoro province.
The new reservoir has a storage capacity of 1,500 cubic meters or equivalent to 1.5 million liters for distribution to 15,000 households and industrial customers.
CW board chairman Jolly Ting said the new reservoir was part of the company’s 10-year development plan costing P400 million.
“There’s still much to be desired to meet the rising demands for fresh water from a growing population in this city, including investors who expressed interests to do business in this booming city,” Ting said, adding that “it needs more water sources to cope with the demands.”
Calapan Water said that between 2018 and 2028, consumers were expected to double from the present 15,000 households to 28,000 households lin 36 out of the city’s 62 barangays.
He said that as consumers increase, demands for fresh water would also rise. “We won’t stop finding more sources of water and building more infrastructures, including reservoirs, as the present 36 barangays now with water connections will reach to cover the whole 62 barangays of Calapan City,” said CW president Roderick Carranceja.
The new infrastructure is funded from the company’s P400-million investment plan under its 10-year development initiative, which involved tapping of new water sources and reservoirs and pipelining for distribution of safe water from sources to its consumers, households and business establishments.
Calapan City mayor Arnan Panaligan and the Sangguniang Panglunsod, chaired by vice-mayor Gil Ramirez welcomed the new development as the city officials expressed full support to efforts of Calapan Water to develop and improve its water quality and distribution system.
The opening of the reservoir is expected to enhance the steady supply of safe drinking water to households, the city officials said.
“Calapan is one of the fastest booming cities in the Mimaropa Region,” Panaligan said, adding that as “a booming city, it needs more infrastructures in support of our development.”
“Our relationship with Calapan Water is not adversarial but we fully support its developmental plan as it is compliant with all the regulations required of them,” Panaligan said.
Oriental Mindoro Congressmen Salvador Leachon and Reynaldo Umali cited the importance of investors like Calapan Water because “it’s an effective partner of the LGU for development and job generation,” and water is the “ultimate necessity of the city of Calapan.”
The lawmakers assured the CW management of the “continuity of our support.”