Pipe leak leaves many Davao areas waterless

The Davao City Water District (DCWD) apologized to the public for the unexpected water interruption yesterday that affected many areas of the city.
In an interview, DCWD spokesperson Bernardo Delima told Edge Davao that the water outage was caused by a leak found in the temporary bypass pipe on Governor Generoso Bridge 2 in Bankerohan.
He said that around 3:00 a.m. yesterday, the DCWD emergency response team decided to switch off the flow of the water to repair the leak.
“The leak was huge and there was a need for interruption because that pipe is our major line,” he said.
Delima said the pipeline supplies the areas of Matina, Maa, Agdao, Pampanga, Sasa Bankerohan, Barrio Obrero, and the downtown areas.
The repair was completed at around noon but some areas took longer to have water service restored due to the needed recovery period. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.