WATER service will be interrupted in many parts of Metro Cebu from 8 a.m. to 4 pm. today.
This is necessary for the water pipe interconnection of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD system to allow the injection of additional 18,000 cubic meters per day from Carmen surface water bulk supply, said MCWD general manager Ernie Delco.
The public was advised to store water for the eight-hour gap that will affect all of Consolacion, parts of Compostela and Liloan towns.
Low water pressure or no supply will be experienced in parts of Mandaue City, the North Reclamation Area and barangay Mabolo in Cebu City and parts of Lapu-Lapu City specifically in barangays Ibo, Buaya and Mactan.
The bulk supply is so far the biggest volume that MCWD gets from a private supplier.
Delco said it will enable MCWD to expand to 26,000 additional service connections to benefit around 125,000 people.
Out of its total service area, the MCWD has only served 43 percent of the total demand.
The surface water supply from Carmen town would reduce pressure on groundwater sources that could damage natural aquifers.
MCWD’s 12 percent rate hike, which starts this month, is part of the bulk water supply upgrade. The increase will be reflected in bills starting February.