Drinking Water Quality Standards

Mandatory Drinking
Water Parameters
1. Thermo tolerant Coliform
E. coli
2. Arsenic (As)
3. Cadmium (Cd)
4. Lead (Pb)
5. Nitrate (NO3)
6. Color (Apparent)
7. Turbidity
8. pH
9. Total Dissolved Solids
10. Disinfectant Residual

Drinking water must be clear, does not have objectionable

taste, odor, and color. It must be pleasant to drink and free from
all harmful organisms, chemical substances, and radionuclides
in amounts hazardous to the health of the consumers.

EMERGENCY DRINKING WATER

BAGUIO WATER DISTRICT
“Serving Mankind is Serving God”
Phone Numbers:
(074) 442-3218, (074) 442-4929, (074) 442-6539, (074) 442-4228
(074) 442-4929, (074) 442-6463,
Telefax: (074) 442-3456, (074) 444-7246
E-mail: baguiowaterdistrictgmo@gmail.com
1. During the first 72 hours, temporary supply of water
shall be provided by the BWD. Water should be disin-
fected as a minimum treatment (i.e. boiling, chlorina-
tion)
2. The water supply shall be monitored daily for at least
seven (7) days in terms of residual chlorine and E. coli.
The acceptable level of residual chlorine shall be 0.5mg/
L & a maximum of 1.5mg/L, E. coli should be absent
per 100ml sample.
3. Regular monitoring shall resume after normal condi-
tion has been declared by the Water District.
 About the BWD-WSP BWD compliance to safe water

As early as 2009, the World Health

Organization (WHO) published the de-
tailed guidelines in the preparation of
Water Safety Plans by water service pro-
viders. In 2014, the Department of
Health (DOH) issued Administrative Or-
der numbered 2014-0027 dated 04 Sep-
tember 2014, otherwise known as the
National Policy on Water Safety Plan
(WSP) for all Drinking-Water Service
Providers, requiring all water utilities to
develop and maintain its own Water Treated water produced by the Ba-
Safety Plan in accordance with the guide- guio Water District is intended for gen-
lines set forth therein. eral consumption such as drinking and
The Baguio Water District provides food preparation, including domestic
potable water extracted from springs and purposes as well as for commercial and
deepwell/groundwater sources. Control industrial uses. In conformance to stand-
measures and monitoring schemes are in ards set by the 2017 Philippine National
place to safeguard these water resources.
In order to effectively and efficiently
INFOGRAPHIC HERE Standards for Drinking Water (PNSDW)
ensures that BWD ensures that water is
sustain these control measures and moni- safe and potable to drink from the tap.
toring schemes, a comprehensive health-
based risk management system peculiar Supply delivered to concessionaires
to the Baguio Water District was formu- meets the water quality standards set by
lated. the Department of Health (DOH) and
The Baguio Water District recognizes Local Water Utilities Administration
the importance of the formulation of a (LWUA).
comprehensive Water Safety Plan that
The water quality targets are based on
will serve as a guide in effectively moni-
the 2017 PNSDW. All deepwells and
toring the quality of water from source to
open/spring sources are monitored
tap thus, multi-disciplinary team com-
monthly for microbiological quality.
posed of representatives from different
Physical quality is monitored quarterly
functional units was created to develop
and chemical quality is done annually
and eventually institutionalize and moni-
however, more frequent analyses and
tor the implementation of the plan. Simi-
monitoring are conducted on deepwells
larly, a board resolution was passed by
with innate water quality issues.
the Board of Directors showing firm sup-
port to the Water Safety Plan. The Radiological Analysis for Gross
Alpha activity, Gross Beta and Radon are
The BWD-WSP has conferred Certif-
conducted for newly drilled wells 2016 in
icate of Acceptance by DOH and LWUA
compliance with the new PNSDW guide-
on April 2, 2018 and valid until April 1,
lines.
2021.