Water Treatment Innovations to uplift MisOr water security

By Mike Baños

Believe it or not, one of the country’s largest water parks has not changed its waters for the past three years, yet has managed to maintain water quality which meets mandated standards for safe drinking water.

Better yet, they are looking to further elevate their self-imposed grades with the introduction of further innovations in their water and waste water treatment processes which are fully adoptable by the Provincial Integrated Water Security Plans of Northern Mindanao’s local government units.

This was disclosed by Engr. Elpidio M. Paras, chairman and president of UC-1 Corporation which owns and operates the sixhectare Seven Seas Waterpark and Resort in Opol, Misamis Oriental, during the recently concluded Northern Mindanao Integrated Water Security Summit held at this venue.

Mr. Paras is the President of Promote Normin Foundation and Co-Chair of the Regional Develop - ment Council for Region 10 (RDC-10) Infrastructure & Utilities Committee (InfraCom), one of the summit’s prime movers.

“When we set up this establishment five years ago, we were able to adopt best practices of waterparks we visited abroad to make it one of the best there is,” Mr. Paras said. “Even before we were required for compliance by DENR, we had already been putting