14/05/2026
𝗕𝗪𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆
The Baguio Water District (BWD) is urging the public to strengthen water conservation efforts as the water utility intensifies measures to protect and sustain the city’s water supply amid the effects of prolonged dry conditions.
BWD General Manager Engr. Salvador M. Royeca emphasized that while the District continues to implement contingency measures and optimizes available water sources, public cooperation remains vital in ensuring water supply throughout the dry season.
“𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘭 𝘕𝘪ñ𝘰. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵,” GM Royeca said.
Although Baguio City is far from experiencing a total water crisis, GM Royeca explained that the seasonal decline in water source yield continues to contribute to temporary supply shortages, particularly in identified challenging areas.
“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘞𝘋 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤” he added.
As part of its ongoing preparations, BWD continues to closely monitor its facilities while fast-tracking the activation and commissioning of additional water sources to augment supply.
At present, BWD operates seventy-five deepwells, four spring sources, two rainwater harvesting facilities, and two mini-bulk water suppliers, which collectively contribute to meeting the city’s water requirements.
The District also continues to conduct leak detection and repair activities, manage equitable water distribution, and maintain 24/7 monitoring of water systems and facilities to help minimize service disruptions.
Despite operational challenges brought about by declining source yield, BWD assured the public that proactive measures are continuously being undertaken to lessen the impact of dry conditions on water service delivery.
BWD likewise encourages households and communities to adopt practical water-saving habits, such as promptly fixing or reporting leaks, minimizing unnecessary water use, reusing water whenever possible, and avoiding wasteful consumption.
“𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴,” GM Royeca emphasized. - 𝗕𝗪𝗗
