Water must flow from concessionaires taps even during typhoons.

This was the directive given by SCWD Interim General Manager Engr. Eduardo P. Tejada directed to PrimeWater-Sorsogon City in the wake of consecutive weather disturbances in the City of Sorsogon.

In a pre-disaster coordination meeting with PrimeWater engineers Jupel A. Operio (water resources) and Jerome J. Buen (maintenance) on October 28 in preparation for another typhoon expected to hit the country by the end of the month, IGM Tejada issued the order to pre-position all the supplies, equipment and other resources to ensure uninterrupted water supply even during the expected power outages during and immediately after typhoons.

IGM Tejada personally assessed the situation immediately after Typhoon Quinta from October 26-28 by visiting all pumping stations and storage facilities and talking with pump operators and personnel.

While the SCWD water system suffered minimal damages from #QuintaPH such as the broken 6-in dia CI Macabog distribution line at Tinago, Brgy. San Juan and a number of broken service connections, areas fed by its 12 deepwells running on stand by generator sets suffered intermittent supplies for the most part of October 26-27, 2020.

IGM Tejada ordered PrimeWater to preposition a quick response team with complete equipment and materials specifically for Tinago and the spring intake boxes at Sitio Bagong Sirang, Brgy. Macabog to immediately assess and repair damages – if any – after the typhoon. He also instructed PrimeWater to provide an additional stand by generator set for the 12 back-up generator sets should any of the stand-by units break down. He further recommended diesel fuel sufficient for a 48-hour operation of generator sets be immediately deployed to all pumping stations.

For its part, Abejo Waters Corp. Sorsogon Bulk Water Supply at Brgy. Guinlajon has pre-positioned two generator sets, one 440-V genset for its UF surface water treatment plant and 220-V genset for its deepwell.