Negros Occidental Gov. Joseph Marañon has created a Provincial Water and Sanitation Development Council to ensure a well coordinated and systematic planning of water supply and sanitation program in the province, Acting Gov. Isidro Zayco said yesterday.

Managers of all water districts in the province have been invited to a meeting to come up with action plans for towns and cities, Zayco said.

He said measures have to be put in place to prevent the intrusion of bacteria into the drinking water of Negrenses.

The council's aim is to create a Five-Year Provincial Water Supply, Sanitation and Sewerage Sector Plan, and coordinate all water and sanitation related activities down to the barangay level, Zayco said.*

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