UNDERWATER PIPES 


ALAMINOS CITY–An underwater pipeline is now being installed across the Lucap Bay here in to bring potable water for the first time from the mainland to the major islands in the Hundred Islands.

Mayor Hernani Braganza said the city will finally be able to address the complaint of visitors on the absence of potable water in islands stops.

Expected to be completed within 90 working days, the pipeline is expected to provide running drinking water 24/7 to the seven major islands, namely: Governor’s Braganza, Children, Clave, Quezon, Papaya and Marcos Islands in the Hundred Islands group.

Braganza said the project is being built from a P10 million fund extended by the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), with counterpart of P2 million from the city government.

The pipe system costs P3 million for every kilometer and the distance from Lucap Wharf to the Hundred Islands is four kilometers.

The underwater piping system is the best and cheaper option compared to the desalination of seawater proposed by several foreign companies.

“We do not subscribe to desalination not only because the desalination machine is costly but also because the potable water that can be produced from the desalination machine is only one drum per day,” Braganza said.

For wastewater disposal, the city government intends to collect and place the wastewater into a fiberglass container then transport to the mainland.

Braganza also announced that solar panels will be installed soon in the Hundred Islands to provide electricity to tourists who want to stay overnight.

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