Mindanaotoday.com | CWC restores normal water supply in Catarman town
By: Recthie Paculba
CAMIGUIN – Following the breakage of a suspended pipeline from Katugopan Spring to the Bonbon transmission line in Catarman town, the Camiguin Water Company (CWC) reports the restoration of normal water supply in the area after energizing the bypass line, Feb. 12.
“Camiguin Water and our contractors are working hard in spite of the challenges to complete the emergency pipe laying project to ensure reliable transmission lines,” CWC General Manager Danvir Farnazo said.
It can be recalled that due to a landslide caused by continuous heavy rainfall, January 14, 2023, the suspended pipeline was damaged, affecting 1,072 connections in Bonbon, Catibac, Bura, Mainit, and Lawigan.
Farnazo said the major challenges in restoring water supply services include the location of the bypass line, which was 30 meters deep from the natural ground elevation.
He also said it was hard to install the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes and the bypass line in those places because it rained moderately to heavily there.
Despite these, CWC sought ways to restore supply, including the purchase of their own butt fusion machine to connect the HDPE pipes for the new Bonbon transmission line. They also installed a bypass line across the Dinanggasan River that was completed, February 11.
For the affected households, CWC facilitated the daily water tankering to affected areas, January 14–February 11 in coordination with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Catarman and Sagay. They also implemented water rationing, January 19, for around 517 water service connections in Lumad, Bura, and Lawigan.
Currently, CWC and their contractors are working hard to complete the emergency pipe laying project to ensure reliable transmission lines in the affected areas. (RTP | PIA-10 | Camiguin)
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