THE Quezon City government is set to implement various initiatives to save water amid the scheduled water service interruption to affect several of its barangays.
Mayor Joy Belmonte instructed city engineer Dale Perral to install and operate rain harvesting systems on city-owned buildings, including schools.
“This system can store up to 6,000 liters of rainwater, which can be used for various purposes,” she said.
Numerous city villages will experience daily water service interruptions of up to 11 hours starting Wednesday due to the decrease in the water level of Angat Dam in Bulacan.
Perral said the city government also has ongoing and upcoming retention basin projects that could help store up to 200,000 gallons of water.
“While retention basins are used for flood mitigation, they can also be a source of stored rainwater,” he noted.
Belmonte ordered the infrastructure committee to look into the possible use of drip irrigation technology for ornamental plants and the city’s urban farms.
“Through this, we can optimize the use of available water supply for the various urban farms that are flourishing in our city,” he said.
The city government is also closely coordinating with water companies, especially to mitigate against water loss by repairing leaks.
“We encourage water companies with ongoing infrastructure projects like pipe laying and leak repairs to coordinate closely with the city government to ensure less public inconvenience. In the same manner, we are encouraging them to install water meters right beside government and school buildings and not too far from their compounds to immediately address possible water loss from leaks,” he said.
Belomte instructed the Barangay and Community Relations Department to closely coordinate with the Maynilad Water Services Inc. for the schedule of the tankers that would provide water to affected barangays.
All foregoing initiatives of the city government are being consolidated and harmonized under the city’s Task Force El Niño to be institutionalized by virtue of an executive order from the mayor.
