National Waterworks And Sewerage Authority Building

Isa ito sa mga mahahalagang ambag sa kasaysayan ng Metro Manila ang National Waterworks And Sewerage Authority Building.

Anu nga ba ang National Waterworks And Sewerage Authority? Anu ang naging ambag nito sa kasaysayan?

Narito ang ilan sa mga sagot, sa mga tanung na iyan.

This building in Manila once housed the National Waterworks And Sewage Authority (NAWASA) and is now a hall of justice.

According to http://en.wikipilipinas.org/,  In 1878, Spanish Philanthropist Francisco Carriedo y Peredo donated funds to laid out in old Manila the first water system in the Philippines. It was called the Carriedo System. The construction of a water system delivered 16 million litters of water per day to 300,000 people. By 1909, the capacity of the system was increased to 92 million liters per day by the addition of pumping facilities and the construction of Wawa Dam. The name of the system evolved from Manila Water Supply System in 1908 to Metropolitan Water District in 1919. During the 1920s, Ipo Dam was created using water resource from the Angat basin. The capacity was increased in 1938 to 200 million liters per day for an urban population of 900,000 people. In 1954, its name was changed to National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA). After 18 years of service the government changed its name to Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System (MWSS), by which it is known to this date. From a national agency, the MWSS by virtue of its charter was tasked to control over all waterworks and sewerage system in a service area including the National Capital Region, the entire province of Rizal and part of the Province of Cavite, of a territory of more then 200,00 hectares.

NAWASA Seal

One of the art design in the building.

On before i forgot, this water system was  oldest system in Asia.