CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama is pushing for a separate water district for each local government unit (LGU) currently being serviced by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD).
TO ADDRESS the drought-induced water shortage, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) reopened a deep well at Guadalajara St., Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City, on Monday, April 29, 2024.
THE Cebu City Council had earlier requested the Metropolitan Cebu Water District to expedite its desilting measures of the Buhisan dam following the decrease of water production.
THE Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) insists it has nothing to do with the rift between Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and Cebu City Government, with its administrator saying the agency is neutral.
THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has identified 12 barangays in the cities of Cebu, Talisay and Mandaue that have been “severely affected” by water supply shortages amid a continued drop in daily production.