BUTUAN CITY, April 10 (PNA) –- Butuan City Mayor Democrito Plaza is set to call a meeting with the city's top water district officials on the alleged mining operations around the source of potable water that endanger the health of almost half a million inhabitants in this progressive region’s capital city.
The mayor will also discuss with the Butuan City Water District (BCWD) officials the numerous complaints received by the city government on the alleged silted water and bad odor emanating from the consumers' pipeline.
Environmentalists said that Under Section 31 of Presidential Decree 198, the local water district must have the right to protect the watersheds within the territorial boundaries.
The Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is also checking the alleged reported mining operations around the watershed areas in Taguibo, the source of water supply to Butuan City.
Mayor Plaza has tentatively set the meeting with the BCWD officials after the Lenten Week. (PNA)
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