CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Households here who have been inconvenienced by slow water flow are demanding the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) to solve the water problem as soon as possible. Most of the residents here, particularly those in Sitio Macanhan in Barangay Carmen, said water connection temporarily vanishes at around 6 a.m. and usually goes back at around 9 p.m. in the evening at the latest. This being the case, irate residents said they have to spend much of their time at night securing all their drums and whatever containers they have for water storage. The neighboring residents in the  area have also been experiencing no water supply every morning but it normally returns around noon. COWD General Manager Engr. Antonio Young explained that every morning is a “peak hour” due to the number of residents who use water supply and the excess water lines per stub-outs. The COWD general manager said they considered installing the additional number of water lines per stub-out as their way to help the householders who just applied for a water connection, considering the cost it would take if they build a new one. To address the issue, the COWD will provide additional lines, but Young asked COWD’s clients to be more patient as it requires a lot of process. Earlier Wednesday, April 19, Young and another COWD high-ranking official attended the “Meet the Press” program of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club and also explained the causes of the water supply problem in this city for the past week. Young said there was a waterline in the Barangay Puerto area that was hit by a contractor of a government project, which caused water interruption in Barangays Bugo and Gusa. The COWD’s water supplier, Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water Inc. (COBI), also experienced a technical problem in their plant site starting on April 13 and the following days, the reason why the water flow has been slowed down. COBI supplies 80,000 cubic meters of water here per day, of which 60,000 come from Barangay Carmen to Opol town in Misamis Oriental and 20,000 come from the eastern part of the city. But the problem has been solved now, Young said. The COWD has already coordinated with the Department of Public Works and Highways to avoid any damage to the water lines with the agency’s ongoing projects.