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The Local
Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) has proposed an P800 million
project for the construction of a modern water treatment plant
that will tap the Jalaur River, the biggest surface water source
in Iloilo province, as among the measures to solve the perennial
water shortage problem in Iloilo City and nearby towns. LWUA Board
of Trustees Chairman Prospero "Butch" A. Pichay Jr.
(center, left photo) made this known in a dialogue meeting with
water district general managers and some local government officials
of Panay led by GM Remus Braganza of Dumangas-Barotac Nuevo Water
District (left, right photo) and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas
(2nd from right, right photo) held at the Sarabia Manor Hotel
in Iloilo City. Vast areas in Iloilo have been experiencing water
shortage due to the depletion of water resources on account of
forest denudation, saltwater intrusion and the increasing domestic
as well as industrial water demands. Dumangas Mayor Ronald Golez
and New Lucena Mayor Leizel Sevilla also attended the dialogue.
February 26, 2009
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