Cotabato
City - on September 13, Tuesday, the Local Legislative Body of Cotabato City
approved the Septage Management System under city ordinance number 4407 series
of 2016. The said system will help minimize the effect of environmental
degradation in the city through its mechanism to treat dirty water that kills
E. Coli and fecal coliform bacteria or pathogenic organisms that causes harm
to consumers.
During
the Inaugural address of City Vice Mayor Atty. Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi,
the Septage Management System is one of the proposed projects in the city that
needs prioritization; “Water-borne diseases is something we cannot circumvent
but should be prevented… This is where the administration saw the need to
implement the Septage Management System in the city and create a City Ordinance
because aside from wastes coming from the populace, we also aim to develop the
socio-economic growth and industrial improvements in the city,” added by the
official.
Vice
Mayor Guiani-Sayadi also explained that in 2007, Notre Dame University research
center conducted a study analyzing water conditions in the city to determine the
physical-chemical and biological characteristics of the three major rivers. The
study found out that residents living alongside rivers had been afflicted by
water-borne diseases caused by unsanitary practices and the lack of toilet
facilities that may result to diarrhea, amoebiasis, typhoid fever and other
water-borne related diseases.
“Each
of us plays a big role in implementing this ordinance, we must cooperate in
preserving our environment… a simple act of cleaning your household and proper
practice of wastes disposal will help save and restore our environment
especially our water system against harmful bacteria,” stated by the official.
The
said system is a joint project of the City Government of Cotabato in
partnership with Metro Cotabato Water District (MCWD) and The United States
Agency for International Development (USAID). (CITY GOVERNMENT OF
COTABATO-MINDANAO EXPOSE’)
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