THE Cebu City Government is eyeing to construct rainwater impounding facilities as a possible solution to the city’s flooding problem during heavy rains.Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairman of the committee on infrastructure, told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, that research is now being conducted to determine feasible areas for the proposed project.The water that will be stored in the facility can be sold to the Metropolitan Water District (MCWD) for processing to make it potable, he said.“We are also aggressively conducting research studies for the possible construction of the impounding facility. Ang tubig gikan sa bukid, maka-identify ta og lot nga didto sila i-impound,” said Guardo. (We can identify a lot where the water from the mountains will be impounded.)Aside from MCWD, the city government is also opening its doors to private partners willing to build the water impounding facility.Guardo also said the city government is now enforcing the ordinance that requires those who apply for a building permit to include rainwater tanks in their structures.The councilor explained that this can reduce the volume of water that will go directly to the drainage system during downpours.“The water stored in the rainwater tanks can be recycled to be used in watering the plants or for washing vehicles,” Guardo said in Cebuano.Guardo added that the size and number of water tanks that should be installed are calculated based on the area of the structure.The installation of rainwater tanks was made mandatory through an ordinance passed in 2006, but this was not fully implemented due to a lack of personnel in the Office of the Building Official to monitor its enforcement.City Ordinance 2103 requires proponents of residential, commercial, and industrial building projects with project cost exceeding P250,000 to construct rainwater tanks or cisterns on their properties.