Water firm hit for dirty water

ANGELES CITY — Officials and residents of Northville Subdivision in Barangay Cutud here assailed the Angeles City Water District (ACWD) for the dirty and smelly water coming out from their faucet.

Councilor Jesus “Jay” Sangil said he received complaints from scores of residents when he personally visited the village to verify the reports.

Sangil said the water facility’s franchise should be reviewed by Congress, the LGU and the Local Water Utilities Adminnistration or LWUA.

The councilor said the residents are complaining of “smelly and discoloration” of their water supply.

He added that more than 3,500 households with close to 40,000 residents are affected by the water pr obl em.

Sangil said he will seek the review of the ACWD’s franchise following several complaints and issues confronting the water firm.

“Marami na ang issues against the ACWD and it seems the management is used to take action in years. Hundreds of children are complaining of skin diseases,” he said.

During his meeting with Barangay Cutud council members headed by Chairman Jun Ferraris, Sangil assured of immediate action on the plight of the Northville residents.

Sangil said he learned that ACWD officials vowed to solve the water issue in three months but after almost 10 years the problem got worse.

“About 80 percent of the residents are drinking on the water faucet. Pinapakulo na lamang ng ibang mga residente ang tubig galing sa ACWD. Only 20 percent can afford to buy purified water,” he added.

“Lahat ng puting damit dito sa amin ay halos nagkulay kalawang na pati nga pagligo namin kahit mag sabon pa kami may amoy pa rin. May putik na, naglulumot pa,” Sangil quoted of the residents as saying.

Last year, Sangil also raised an issue of water problem which affected the upland villages of Margot and Sapangbato.