City Government to buy heavy equipment to help PPCWD’s water distribution

• Source:http://palawan-news.com/city-government-to-buy-heavy-equipment-to-help-ppcwds-water-distribution/
• Wednesday, February 17, 2016

By Raymond Almodal

To assist the Puerto Princesa City Water District when water supply problem worsens due to El Niño phenomenon, the City Government of Puerto Princesa is about to purchase trucks, tankers, prime mover to aid in water distribution.

Mayor Lucilo Bayron told the Palawan News that this just one of the salient points of the agreement with Task Force El Niño composed of City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA Palawan), Puerto Princesa City Water District (PPCWD), and the City Fire Department.

Bayron said that there is an allotted fund for the purpose and the city government is preparing the necessary document to comply with the procurement process.

He believes that this is not just another short-term solution since water shortage is now a “consistent” problem during summer time, with or without El Niño.

“So the equipment that will be bought can still be used in the next coming years,” Bayron added.

The local government wanted to acquire one prime mover and four tankers. The number of vehicles to be purchased can actually be doubled according to Bayron depending on the availability of funds.

The city government will assigned specific distribution centers wherein residents who will be experiencing water shortage will have an alternative source of water.

Bayron added that this purpose is not only to help in the water distribution but it can also help in case of fire since summer time is also prone for more number of fire incidents.