Digging for more groundwater a 'dangerous regression' - CERA

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A plan by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to shift to groundwater sources to stabilize supply and cut cost is a ‘dangerous regression.” The Cebu Electricity Reform Advocates (CERA) said that doing so would threaten the long-term habitability of Metro Cebu. “Digging more wells in a dying aquifer is not a ‘cost-saving move’—it is an environmental mortgage that our children will never be able to pay off,” said Nathaniel Chua, the CERA convener.  READ: Cost-saving move: MCWD leans on groundwater over bulk water“We have been doing groundwater pumping for decades now and we are still […]... Keep on reading: Digging for more groundwater a 'dangerous regression' - CERA

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