Underground Water - Pollution of the Supply of Potable water Most coastal areas in the Philippines whose rivers are too polluted to use as source of drinking water, rely on the underground water. In these coastal areas, the water table is usually within 100 feet. The government wells have filtration systems, however most wells belonging to private citizens do not have these costly filtration system. The danger lies within the crowded housing areas where citizens supplement their water supply with well water. These wells are just a few feet from the septic tanks. Within a subdivision with no public sewer/septic system, the underground water is very polluted and full of bacteria and toxic chemicals that leach out from the septic tanks and into the underground water system. As of 2010, these types of subdivisions are popping up like mushrooms throughout the Philippines. The Philippine government continues to issue out the building permits knowing full well that the drainage system is not addressed. This underground water pollution goes unattended and un-checked. Because, what is out of sight is out of mind.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:14:41 +0000
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