Use faucet, then water will come.

Water supply in Cang-Alwang area, Siquijor

`@Laugh it, and change it. `

March 26, 2001
September 4,2001 Updated


Before

Tinago

Tongo
Very strong water pressure in Tinago.
There was no faucet and lots of water was just wasted.

No more water at the end of Tongo.
Only at night, some water might come.


After
14 faucets were installed

Tinago

Tongo
Water is still strong, however, if nobody uses water, the faucet is closed. Water comes in Tongo, same point in the picture above

In August 2000, new water main pipe was connected in Cang-Alwang area, however still lots of sub-pipes had no faucet. There is no control. No government takes care of the water supply system in this area now.

As the result the pressure of the water power was very strong at the starting point which has no faucet in Tinago. At the end of the pipe in Tongo, there was no more water coming except at night.

Lot of money was used for the main pipe, but still only a few water came especially in Cang-Alwang and in Tongo. Lacking the small amount of budget to buy the faucets caused the unconvenience of thousands of people. Foreigners laughed at this situation. The people who live in the upper side of the pipe had not so much interest about the situation in the lower side. That made foreingers laugh again.

Also people say "We have no money to buy a faucet.", and foreigners know they have no money for faucet, however they have plenty of money for cock fighting. This fact caused the third laugh.

Anyway faucets were installed all around and the situation became better. Even the end of the pipe in Tongo, water has come. Roughly 1 barrel per hour. It is not enough, however it is much better than before.


Wasted water

Careless people still waste lots of water. They make a water pool around the faucet.

About one week passed after the installation of the faucets, there is still water coming at the worst place in Tongo. But in other place, careless people waste lots of water and they make a water pool around the faucet. This caused the fourth laugh from foreigners.


The following maps show the place which had no faucet as well as the place of the leak from the pipe.

Map 1

Map 2

Map 3

The bottom of Map 1 is connected to the top of Map 2 and the bottom of Map 2 is conneted the top of Map 3.