MCWD Says Tap Water Safe, Healthy to Drink

(PIA 7) — ‘Drinking tap water is safe and healthy containing several essential minerals good for the body’ is the strong advocacy of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) in celebration of March as Water Awareness Month.

MCWD Acting General Manager Engr. Ernie Delco said tap water has 72 minerals, one of which is calcium which is necessary for strong bones and teeth.

“People think that when they buy bottled water, they are drinking healthy water. This is a misnomer because bottled water has in fact, zero minerals,” said Delco during a recent forum of the Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO-7).

Delco said the MCWD is promoting the “I Drink Tap Water’” campaign to educate the public that tap water is not only safe but healthy to drink.

Other minerals present in tap water are magnesium, potassium, chromium, fluorine, zinc and copper.

Delco likewise said MCWD is implementing measures to prevent contamination of their water sources and is taking daily samples to check water potability.

“Our Water Safety Plan is approved by the World Health Organization and the Department of Health. MCWD is already ISO-certified which shows how strictly conscious we are in providing quality water for public safety,” said Delco.

Our Water Safety Plan (WSP) implements multi-barrier checks from the main source to the water pipes to the faucet to ensure quality water, said Delco.

“We are also doing periodic cleaning to disinfect and kill the bacteria in our water sources,” bared the MCWD general manager.

The Local Water Utilities Administration requires MCWD to do 130 daily sampling points to ensure water safety but Delco said MCWD is doing more than 160 sampling points everyday as part of its strict water safety regulation.

“We assure our customers that the water provided by MCWD is safe and healthy to drink,” said Delco. (mbcn/fcr/PIA7)