Luyang River News Today

A WATER treatment facility operating near the Lusaran River in Cebu City was found to have committed several environmental violations based on recent findings by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 7.

THE proposal to set up water districts in each local government unit (LGU) lacks careful consideration and may result in politicization in water resources detrimental to the consumers, provincial government officials said.

THE Buhisan Dam is no longer producing water, and with its other water sources also seeing problems, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) said its total production has now plummeted 21 percent.

THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has identified 12 barangays in the cities of Cebu, Talisay and Mandaue that have been “severely affected” by water supply shortages amid a continued drop in daily production.

GOV. Gwendolyn Garcia has withheld declaring a state of calamity in Cebu Province to address the effects of the high heat index.

THE Cebu Provincial Government plans to enter into another joint venture for the operation and maintenance of Capitol-funded bulk water projects across the province.

TWO months after the termination of its water supply deal with Cebu Manila Water Development Inc. (CMWDI) for 35 million liters of water per day, and a day before an interim deal expires, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) will sign a new water supply contract, this time with Manila Water Philippine Ventures for its Cebu North Bulk Water Supply Project.

To avert a water crisis next month, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has intervened by signing an emergency water supply agreement with the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD), after the Cebu Manila Water Development Inc. (CMWD) decided to stop selling water to MCWD, potentially affecting thousands of the water district’s consumers in Metro Cebu.

TO AVERT a water crisis, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) will open its procurement process to secure new water supply on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, the same day Cebu Manila Water Development Inc.’s (CMWD) termination of its contract to supply 35 million liters per day (MLD) of water to MCWD takes effect.

TO GUARANTEE a steady supply of water to the households, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia suggested reaching a deal with the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCW