Article, photo: KHANH TRUNG
In order to improve the quality and ability to supply clean water to serve the people, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Center under the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Can Tho City has built and upgraded the water supply system. water in the districts of Phong Dien, Thoi Lai, Co Do and Vinh Thanh. Simultaneously, the source of extraction from groundwater to surface water will be switched to supply input water for many clean water supply plants in 4 districts of the city. Up to now, people have been able to use rural clean water from surface water, good price...
Centralized water supply system in Thoi Thanh commune.
From the beginning of 2023, the concentrated water supply system in Thoi Thanh commune in Thoi Hoa B hamlet, Thoi Thanh, Thoi Lai district has been completed, built and put into operation a cluster of factories to exploit and treat water sources. to provide clean water to serve the people.
Mr. Vo Van Dung, who lives in Thoi Hoa A hamlet, Thoi Thanh commune, Thoi Lai district, said: “My family has been involved in installing meters to use clean water from the centralized water supply system in Thoi Thanh commune for many years. Previously, this water supply system exploited underground water sources, but now it has switched to exploiting surface water sources on rivers to serve clean water production. I find that between exploiting groundwater and river water to produce clean water, both give good water quality, clear, clean water, safe to use for health. However, exploiting river water will help limit groundwater exploitation, contributing to preserving groundwater resources for future descendants. At the same time, when the river water is treated into clean water, many people prefer to use it." According to Mr. Vien Thanh Vu, manager of the centralized water supply system in Thoi Thanh commune, the system has a capacity and ability to supply clean water of 10.000m3/day. This project is invested with clusters of factories and modern equipment and water treatment technology, helping to provide clean water to ensure standards and quality as prescribed by the State. Currently, this clean water supply system not only provides clean water to serve people in Thoi Thanh and Tan Thanh communes of Thoi Lai district, but also connects a network of pipes to bring clean water to serve people in Thoi Hoa wards. Thoi An and Long Hung belong to O Mon district.
Participating in the use of clean water provided from the centralized water supply system in Thoi Thanh commune, many households in wards of O Mon district also assessed the water source as having good quality, strong running water and assurance of its ability to supply water. stable water supply. Ms. Nguyen Thi Luyen, who lives in Hoa Thanh A area, Thoi Hoa ward, O Mon district, said: "The water here is very good, the faucet is running strong, the water is clean, ensuring peace of mind for users and almost everyone no water outages”.
The water center has been transferring exploitation sources from groundwater to surface water at 5 concentrated clean water supply systems in 4 districts of the city. Specifically, it includes: Works on surface water supply system in Thoi Thanh commune, Thoi Lai district, with a capacity of 10.000m3/day and night, serving Thoi Thanh and Tan Thanh communes in Thoi Lai district and a number of wards in O Mon. Surface water supply system project in Nhon Ai commune, Phong Dien district, with a capacity of 28.000m3/day and night, serving water supply for Nhon Ai, Truong Long, Tan Thoi and Giai Xuan communes of Phong Dien district and connecting with other Truong Thanh and Truong Thang communes in Thoi Lai district. Surface water supply works in Dong Thang commune of Co Do district, with a capacity of 15.000m3/day and night, serving water supply for Dong Thang, Thoi Xuan, Dong Hiep communes of Co Do district and Thoi Tan and Dong Thuan communes of Co Do district. Thoi Lai district. The work of surface water supply system in Thoi Dong commune, with a capacity of 5.000m3/day, serves to supply water to Thoi Dong and Thanh Phu communes of Co Do district and Thanh Loc commune, Vinh Thanh district. Surface water supply system works in Thanh An - Thanh Thang - Thanh Loi communes, with a capacity of 6.600m3/day and night, serving water supply for Thanh An, Thanh Thang, Thanh Loi communes and a part of Thanh Tien, Thanh Thanh communes Quoi belongs to Vinh Thanh district. Up to now, 3/5 works of surface water supply system have been completed and put into operation and the remaining 2 projects are expected to be completed soon this year.
According to Mr. Nguyen The Lam, Deputy Director of the Water Center, when the above works are put into operation, they will provide about 60% of the water supplied from rural clean water supply systems in the city, with a total the volume of water reaches about 64.000m3/day and night. Thereby, limiting the exploitation of groundwater, contributing to the protection of underground water resources according to the general policy of the city. At the same time, the quality of water supplied to people is improved according to a standard (regardless of urban water, rural water according to the provisions of the National Technical Regulation on clean water quality of the Ministry of Health). People also benefit from the water price before and after the project, which is the rural water price decided by the City People's Committee, which is lower than the urban water price.
