Water Billing System Proposed Study
Information Management and Billing System with SMS Notification and Cashiering System of Carmen Water District
Chapter I
Introduction
Background of the study Municipality of Carmen created an operating unit providing quality drinking water and wastewater services to its residential, business and wholesale customers at a lower possible cost, Carmen Water District, a government owned and controlled Corporation under the supervision of LWUA. Pursuant to PD No. 198 (as amended), otherwise known as the “Provincial Utilities Act of 1973”, the Sangguniang Bayan of Carmen, Davao del Norte enacted Resolution No. 166-82 on September 16, 1982 for the creation of Carmen Water District (CWD). It covers the entire territorial jurisdiction of the municipality. The conditional certificate of conformance (CCC) no.319 was issued to the Water District on 02 November 1987. District application for a P 9,854 Million financial Assistance was approved by (LWUA) Local Water Utilities Administration on June 24, 1996 with the following breakdown. A. Regular Loan from LWUA - P 7, 289M B. Grant from Congressman Rodolfo P. del Rosario P 2, 565M
Total P 9, 854M
Implementation of the Phase 1 of the project started sometime in 1997 and was operationally January 1998 to present. The Board and Management are now faced off a challenge a challenge to attain the vision of providing the people of Carmen a viable Water Supply System.
Like other cities and municipalities all over Mindanao, it serves a large number of residences and commercial establishments. Customer water and wastewater charges are based on the amount of water consumed. Water meters are also necessary to determine the water loss, rate development and accounting. These also serve as tools for evaluating the efficiency and conservation measures and assist with the identifying leaks, locating pressure problems and identifying peaks and non-peaks water use among residential and commercial consumers. Therefore, it is
Chapter I
Introduction
Background of the study Municipality of Carmen created an operating unit providing quality drinking water and wastewater services to its residential, business and wholesale customers at a lower possible cost, Carmen Water District, a government owned and controlled Corporation under the supervision of LWUA. Pursuant to PD No. 198 (as amended), otherwise known as the “Provincial Utilities Act of 1973”, the Sangguniang Bayan of Carmen, Davao del Norte enacted Resolution No. 166-82 on September 16, 1982 for the creation of Carmen Water District (CWD). It covers the entire territorial jurisdiction of the municipality. The conditional certificate of conformance (CCC) no.319 was issued to the Water District on 02 November 1987. District application for a P 9,854 Million financial Assistance was approved by (LWUA) Local Water Utilities Administration on June 24, 1996 with the following breakdown. A. Regular Loan from LWUA - P 7, 289M B. Grant from Congressman Rodolfo P. del Rosario P 2, 565M
Total P 9, 854M
Implementation of the Phase 1 of the project started sometime in 1997 and was operationally January 1998 to present. The Board and Management are now faced off a challenge a challenge to attain the vision of providing the people of Carmen a viable Water Supply System.
Like other cities and municipalities all over Mindanao, it serves a large number of residences and commercial establishments. Customer water and wastewater charges are based on the amount of water consumed. Water meters are also necessary to determine the water loss, rate development and accounting. These also serve as tools for evaluating the efficiency and conservation measures and assist with the identifying leaks, locating pressure problems and identifying peaks and non-peaks water use among residential and commercial consumers. Therefore, it is