51.   Underground water in the aquifer feeds the San Pedro.

52.   Underground water, he said, must be protected because in some places it approaches the surface and helps feed streams that ultimately may feed the depleted reservoirs.

53.   Underground water sources are refilled and can continue to meet the basic needs of many people.

54.   Water drawn from these wells must in some cases be boiled or chemically treated to remove impurities that seep into underground water reservoirs from abandoned coal mines.

55.   Pasiuk could not specify the amount of mercury spilled but said there was no danger of it contaminating underground water sources, only of vapors.

56.   Pesticides are seeping into underground water sources.

57.   Previous government measures to combat the water shortage have revolved around more orthodox cloud-seeding exercises and drilling for underground water.

58.   A GLOVE manufacturing factory that needs plenty of water for its operations in the Simpang Balak industrial area in Balakong has turned to underground water to meet demand.

59.   Asked how long the underground water would last, Abu Hassan said studies showed that there was ample supply as it would be replenished when there was rain.

60.   Asked if those who obtained underground water would have to pay, Abu Hassan said this as well as the geological implications were being looked into.