Water safety measures enforced
BAGUIO CITY — Deep well operators in the city were given until tomorrow, Feb. 13, to comply with the enforcement of the sanitary order issued by the Sanitation Division of the City Health Services Office, here.
Sanitation Division Officer-in-Charge Roberto Bruce Colewan said the order issued last Jan. 31, requires all deep well operators to comply with the recommended corrective measures to improve the sanitation standards in their workstations as part of the more stringent policies to ensure water safety in the city.
Specifically, deep well operators should bar delivery trucks without business permits from drawing raw water from them; their employees must use personal protective equipment like hair nets, rubber gloves and boots; and they should provide the same with uniforms and proper identification.
Mr. Colewan said random testing of water samples is also continuous among water delivery businesses including delivery trucks.
Under an agreement signed with Baguio City Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong last Jan. 30, the Local Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Task Force shall submit an inventory report on water delivery trucks including an assessment of their compliance with water quality measures and recommendations for improvement or corrective actions.
Water samples found positive for microorganisms will be immediately shut down and allowed to operate only after corrective measures are instituted. — Artemio A. Dumlao