Clean water treatment system being
operated in HCM City’s Can Gio district.(Photo: VNA)
The State-owned Saigon Water
Corporation (SAWACO), the city’s largest tap water supplier, said it would
ensure a sufficient supply of clean water for the city’s residents during the
period.
The demand for water during the dry season is expected to be especially high in
districts with fast-paced urbanisation, such as districts 9, 12, Binh Tan, Nha
Be, Hoc Mon and Binh Chanh.
SAWACO has asked water companies in the city to work with the electricity
sector to ensure smooth operations during the holiday and dry season.
The companies and government agencies will ensure water quality, especially at
the Hoa Phu pumping station (at Tan Hiep Water Company) and Hoa An pumping station
(at Thu Duc Water Company).
The companies have been asked to monitor water contamination and saline
intrusion, and control water volume at the sources to increase water pressure,
especially in areas far from the sources.
In addition, the supply of water from stored tanks and mobile tanks like tank
trucks must be ready at any time to ensure sufficient supply.
The companies have also been told to work with fire-fighting police to ensure
there is sufficient supply of water in case of fire.
Water supply staff will be available 24/7 during the holiday to resolve any
problems of water supply and weak water
pressure.
All water companies such as Thu Duc, Tan Hiep and Tan Phu must be ready to
operate at a designated capacity requested by SAWACO.
To comply with the policy to limit exploitation of underground water sources,
SAWACO has shifted to other sources.
Most water samples from drilled wells in the city are contaminated, affecting
people’s health in the long run, said a city official.
To cope with climate change, which affects the city’s water resources, SAWACO
has adjusted the water supply master plan, incorporating provisions to build
more pumping stations as well as lakes and tanks to store treated and untreated
water.
Last year, SAWACO asked the city authority to build five reservoirs in the next
eight years to ensure clean water supply for residents.
The quality of the water supply has worsened due to pollution and effects of
climate change, according to SAWACO.
The five reservoirs, which will be able to store up to 373,000 cu.m of water,
will be located in Go Vap and Binh Chanh districts and in the central, southern
and western parts of the city.
By 2025, SAWACO expects the total capacity of the city’s reservoirs and water
towers to be upgraded to 1.2 million cubic metres, or about 48 percent of the
total water consumed on a daily basis.
Source: VNA
Powered by ICT GROUP.
