The Davao City Water District (DCWD) said it has completed Phase 1 of Part B projects that are crucial to the Apo Agua Bulk Water Project of the Aboitiz-controlled Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc.’s (AAII).
Jovana Cresta Duhaylungsod, deputy spokesperson of DCWD, said that out of 27 projects that consist of the construction of storage facilities and pipe laying of the transmission lines, 26 are already completed. These storage facilities are where water from Apo Agua will be received by DCWD through complementary transmission lines. “For the Part B, almost all of the Phase 1 projects are already completed. These are crucial to the acceptance of water from Apo Agua and distribution to the customers, meaning mao ni sila ang mga projects nga necessary para madawat na namo ang tubig from Apo Agua and ma-distribute namo sa customers,” Duhaylungsod said in a phone interview.
Under Phase 2, there are eight remaining projects and these are additional pipelines wherein six pipelines are targeted to be completed by 2021. AAII is a joint venture between Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. and JV Angeles Construction Corp., and started building the project, which will source water from the Tamugan River, in late 2018. The AAII bulk water project will deliver 300 million liters per day (MLD) to DCWD as provided under their supply agreement.
Meanwhile, DCWD also has other two projects that are not crucial to the operation of the bulk water project but are just contingencies to DCWD’s operation, which are the pipe bridge crossings at San Rafael and Quimpo Boulevard that will serve as alternate routes just in case the existing pipe bridge crossings at Bankerohan and Ma-a bridge get damaged.
Duhaylungsod said these contingency purposes are part of the 35 projects for its pipe distribution network upgrade and expansion projects. “Meaning out of 35 projects, duha ana ang contingency purpose mao na ang pipe bridge crossing namo sa Quimpo bridge and San Rafael bridge. Mag-butang mi ug pipe bridge crossings para naa mi contingency na tubo simbako palayo ma-damage ang Ma-a pipe bridge ug Bankerohan pipe bridge,” she said. She said, although, these projects are not yet completed by 2021, however, these are not crucial in the operation of the bulk water project. “Ug dili pud necessary ang bulk water para maka-distribute mi ug water kung dili pa ni mahuman nga projects,” she said.
