About Us

BRIEF HISTORY

The SILAY CITY WATER DISTRICT is a government owned and controlled corporation established on March 16, 1976 through Resolution No. 162 of the Sangguniang Panglunsod of Silay City by virtue of PD 198 as amended, otherwise known as the Provincial Water Utilities Act of 1973. The district was issued Conditional Certificate of Conformance (CCC) No. 027 on August 12, 1976 by the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). It is a franchisee of the government in supplying safe and potable water to the residents of Silay City

WATER SOURCES

The Silay City Water District utilizes groundwater supply from carefully selected well sites in the city. The present facilities include the Five (5) operational deepwells located at Burgos Street (Brgy. 1), Fortuna Subdivision, Buenavista Subdivision, Brgy. Lantad and St. Francis-Villa Rosario. The depths are ranging from 90 to 150 meters, all equipped with pumping facilities ranging from 10 Hp to 30 Hp submersible pump-motor assemblies. The New Burgos Pumping Station has an elevated concrete reservoir with 380 cubic meters storage capacity and St. Francis-Villa Rosario Pumping Station has a 550 cubic meter ground reservoir. The deepwells of our pumping stations have a combined actual production capacity of 7,776 cubic meters per day.

SERVICE COVERAGE

The Silay City Water District serves more than 32,800 population which is equivalent to 42.02% of the population of the service area and 25.9% of the population of Silay.

PRESENT SERVICE AREAS

BARANGAY I BARANGAY RIZAL

BARANGAY II BARANGAY GUINHALARAN

BARANGAY III BARANGAY MAMBULAC

BARANGAY IV BARANGAY LANTAD

BARANGAY V BARANGAY BALARING

PRESENT SUBDIVISIONS SERVED

BUENAVISTA PHASE I, I-A, II & III, IV-A

BUEN RETIRO PHASE I

CARMELA VALLEY HOMES II PHASE I, II, III & IV

ST. FRANCIS SUBDIVISION PHASE I, II & III

ST. FRANCIS – McKinley (Phase VII)

TEACHERS VILLE I

SEA VIEW SUDBIVISION

ANTILLA SUDBIVISION

EMPLOYEES SUDBIVISION

STO. NIÑO VILLE SUDBIVISION

FORTUNA SUDBIVISION

ELENA SUDBIVISION

VILLA EMMA SUDBIVISION

SANTAN VILLE SUDBIVISION

SILAY CENTERPOINT SUDBIVISION

CRESTWOOD SUDBIVISION

TIERRA FELISA HOMES I & II

TEACHERS VILLE II

ST. FRANCIS PHASE VII

ST. FRANCIS PHASE IV

BUENAVISTA PHASE IV-A

PUEBLO DE ROBERTO SUDBIVISION

VILLA GUADALUPE SUDBIVISION

FUTURE SUBDIVISIONS AND AREAS TO BE SERVED

ST. FRANCIS SUDBIVISION – PHASE IV & V

ST. FRANCIS LADY OF ALL NATIONS

MALLERY ESTATE SUDBIVISION

MARLAND/PLANTATION VILLE

CLAUDIO LOPEZ RELOCATION SITE

CRESTWOOD S SUDBIVISION I & II

VILLA ROSARIO SUDBIVISION

IMPROVEMENTS

OFFICE BUILDING

Approaching Forty (40) years from the establishment of your water district and dedicated service, we have constructed our office building with a floor area of 295 sq.m to house the employees, hold various meetings, seminars, conferences in a single setting and provide convenience for all concessionaires.

MAIN POWER SOURCE

CENECO

STAND-BY / EMERGENCY POWER

Acquisition of five (5) Generating Sets with capacities ranging from 75 to 150 KVA assigned in all pumping stations keep the district in 100% stand-by power supply. It usually operates during power supply failure like brown-outs, current unbalance, low voltage, high voltage, single phasing, fluctuations and load shedding.

UTILIZATION OF 550 CUBIC METERS GROUND RESERVOIR AND BOOSTERING FACILITIES

Reserve capacity intended for peak demands and emergency demands

INSTALLATION OF VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE (VFD)

All pumping stations have VFD’s and Stand-by SOFT STARTER Panel Boards.

Installation of Line Voltage Monitoring Device (CENECO Line Side)

INSTALLATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOWMETERS (E-MAG)

All pumping stations were installed with new E-MAGs to make the readings and data ACCURATE.

IMPROVEMENTS (Engineering)

Replacement of the Panaogao well (1992) by operating the new pumping station known as St. Francis Villa Rosario (2012)
Installation of new pumps and motors in the new and older existing wells
Acquisition of new pump houses and advance motor control panels
Installation of power supply lines from Ceneco and new back-up power supply
Installation Iron and manganese treatment modules for the St. Francis Villa Rosario pumping station and enhancement of the existing facilities
Installation of new transmission and distribution pipelines
Additional service connections
Construction and development of new water sources (Groundwater, Surface water, Springs, etc.)

EXISTING FACILITES

Wells
Pumps
Iron and manganese removal equipment
Transmission pipes
Distribution pipes
Elevated reservoir (280m³)
Service connections
Office and office equipment/vehicles
Generating Sets
Ground Reservoir (550m³)
Motor Control Panel Boards and Electro-Mechanical Equipment
Automatic Transfer Switch
Electro-Magnetic Flowmeters (all pumping stations)

POTENTIAL SERVICE AREAS

Airports’ downstream and upstream areas
Other areas within the presents service area which are considered potential expansion areas
Relocation Sites (Claudio Lopez, Bonbon & Yolanda)
Mallery Subdivision (Hda. Maquina)
Areas in the northern part of Silay Poblacion
Villa Hergon

IMPROVEMENTS (Non-Engineering)

Land acquisition for new pumping station)
Tools, support equipment and operational appurtenances;
Office Building Extension
Office computerization system (such as Read & Bill Equipment, Billing and Collection System, Human Resource Information System (HRIS), Cashiering and Inventory System
Service vehicles

WATER QUALITY

The Silay City Water District confirms to the water quality parameters prescribed by the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water. All deepwells are sealed from 50-70 feet with cement grout to prevent the entry of surface water and other pollutants that may contaminate the wells. Water that is produced from underground is then disinfected using chlorine dioxide that runs simultaneously with the pump. Water sample collection at every source is conducted every year for Physical Chemical Analysis. Bacteriological test is conducted monthly at different locations within the service area to check the potability of water to every household.

Filtration Facilities

In our commitment to improve the water quality we have installed the catalytic oxidation filters in all of our pumping stations. The system reduced the IRON and MANGANESE and removed the HYDROGEN SULFIDE or ODOR in raw water.

EFFECTIVE DISINFECTION THROUGH CHLORINE DIOXIDE (CLO2)

SICIWA uses chlorine dioxide (CLO2) in killing all germs and bacteria present in water. Chlorine dioxide is much superior to Chlorine – an oxidizing compound which undergoes specific reactions.

Advantages of CHLORINE DIOXIDE compared to CHLORINE:

It does not form (THM) Trihalomethanes which are known carcinogens
No formation of Chlorephenols-pharmacy odor
Long lasting bacteriostatic effect in distribution systems
Good properties against spores, virus and algae
Removes odor and bad taste in water
Oxidation of organic Iron and Manganese compounds
Strong disinfecting power in wide PH range
Removes of microbiological deposits in distribution systems

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