Underground Water Source Faces Natural Extinction

by Nomadicasian for Rus in Urbe    August 29, 2008

Baguio City - An underground water source in one of the villages in this mountain resort city is threatened to become extinct if no action taken. The city government, village officials and the residents themselves had been remiss in their responsibility to protect this gift from nature which has been serving villagers in Irisan and Asin of potable water for a long time.  

The underground water source is a strong current of water coming from the stone crevices or fissures which is located inside a cave of a rocky mountain of Irisan Barangay (Village) which is incidentally where the open dumpsite sit on top of it. On the lower part of the mountain (north side) is a newly constructed unfinished road and big houses alongside rock formation that hold pile of garbage from moving downward.

Before, the water is crystal clear, clean, and drinkable. But as time passes by and as the human settlements keep on increasing in the area, coincided with the decades of dumpsite operation, the once potable underground water source is now only good for washing linens and for other purposes except for cooking and drinking.

Rainy season makes the water brown in color caused by water canal coming from the dumping area that goes directly down the cave. As picture shows, the underground water source is a great help to the villagers. Different sizes and makes of water pipes snakes through in and outside of the cave.

Most of the water pipe connection services the Asin Barangay (Village) kilometer away from the main water source. Good for the villagers because water flows down easily to their village. But the serviceability ends there. The water is already contaminated and worst; it could no longer serve its purpose and die naturally. Unless the government and the community save it from deterioration, the cave with its pure water will live for generations or if not for life.

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