Apo Aqua given until Friday to submit documents to SP
THE 18TH Davao City Council has given Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc. (AAII), developer of Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project until Friday this week to pass the necessary documents for the approval of its request to increase the allowable use of land for the establishment of water treatment facility in Barangay Gumalang, Baguio District.
In an interview yesterday, Majority Floor Leader Bernard Al-ag told Sun. Star that they chose to defer voting of the item to next session, October 9, 2017, Monday due to some requirements that need to be accomplished first by the AAII.
“Some councilors requested for documents before they vote,” Al-ag said.
He added that these documents include the water extraction permit from the National Water and Resources Board (NWRB), second is the board resolution of the Apo Agua they will use the energy generated from go for the hydropower component of the plant solely for the bulk water project and will not sold it anywhere else, and third is the copy of the memorandum of agreement between Davao City Water District (DCWD) and AAII, which states that DCWD will buy water from AAII.
During Tuesday’s session Davao City Councilor Jesus Joseph Zozobrado questioned the AAII representatives on the use of the hydropower component of the treatment plant, as the corporation
has previously had entered a contract with Department of Energy for exploration of utilization of Tamugan River for energy generation.
“It is to that effect that a joint order is needed from AAII stating that while they enter into a contract with the Department of Energy for the utilization, development and exploration of Tamugan River for electricity generation, the truth and the real intention of the corporation is not to generate electricity for public consumption but only for its personal consumption in relation to the water treatment facility,” he said.
In reply to this Cerilo Almario III, AAII representative said that Apo Agua will be providing a board resolution stating that the hydropower facility that they will be putting up in the plant would only be used to generate power to the facility and not for sale.