We will have to reject the myth that water supply is unlimited and eternal. That would be the most irresponsible thing we can do in this situation. Let’s use water as if every drop counts. MBOpinions READ:
“We have an annual ‘ritual’ regarding our water supply situation,” a colleague in the local government sector told me recently. I asked him what he meant, and we found his explanation both sad and funny. He said:
Yes, we are nervous again as the “vigil” over the dwindling water level at our dams began a few weeks ago as we start this year’s “ritual.” Stoking the embers of our collective anxiety was the pronouncement of a senior official of a water agency urging the heads of Metro Manila’s local governments to pass ordinances regulating the use of water. The official called attention in particular to the car washing operations and golf courses based in the National Capital Region.
This looming crisis will not be unique to the National Capital Region and parts of Luzon. The expected “El Niño” is set to impact Mindanao as well, based on the prognosis aired by PAGASA. That is not what researchers say. The fact is Earth does not have unlimited water and the total amount of water on the planet stays fairly constant, a professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at the University of Mexico told US media.
That water is shared with agricultural lands where our food is produced. We also share that supply of precious fresh water with the hydropower generation facilities which produce electricity both for households and industries. When the freshwater supply is low, national government agencies have to make the tough decision of reallocating what’s available. One sector will then have to give up part of its allocation in favor of another.
This is why the national government is in a hurry to create additional dams where fresh water can be stored during the rainy season. To do so, it has to deal with issues of costs, technology, environmental safety, and social consent. It will take time before new dams are constructed.
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