Water Matters

We drink it. We use it to wash things. We use it for cooking. We clean our bodies with it. We relax in it by swimming or even being massaged by it. We clean a lot of things with it. We mix it with other liquids. We use it in so many ways, for so many reasons, and different forms. It is basic in life. We have an abundance of it. Our bodies, in fact, comprise more than ninety percent of it. It is a mere five-letter word, W, A, T, E, and R. Yet, it is necessary to live. We can only survive some number of days without it. We must have it to live.

I joined a whole day tour today with the Barangay Magallanes  officials sponsored by Manila Water Company Inc. We went to the La Mesa Dam, New Balara Filtration Plant, Balara Pumping Station, UP Sewage Treatment Plant, and the South Septage Treatment Plant in FTI, Taguig City. We were educated on how, from the waters of La Mesa Dam, potable water reaches our homes for our use. The tour also informed us about the importance of gathering our water wastes for recycling. Based on the tour, water undergoes a lot of processes. It is longer in sewage waters. Thorough security is being observed to assure homes of their supply of this very important commodity. This only shows that water supply is not just business but a commitment as well. At the pumping station, for example, a five-minute delay would be tantamount to a thirty-minute delay in water supply in the homes. The personnel are reservists as well. They can fully defend the place in case threats were made.

Seeing water flow from our faucets  had always been a regular sight to all of us. But having experienced and seen how it is processed created in me a different attitude and thinking. Water should be used wisely. Water, no matter how abundant these days, should be treated as an important thing. Water matters!