Waterways

Floating Market in Thailand

Waterways are supposed to be free of barriers to navigation such as waterfalls and rapids, have a way around them such as canal locks, boat lifts, etc. also any navigable body of water. A shipping route consists of one or several waterways. Waterways can include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals.

Waterways are used in many ways,   in other countries; waterways are used for irrigation, transportation, floating market, hydroelectric power, water parks  and many others.

Omihachiman City river boat

Kashmir waterway

In a city where we are, a waterway is clogged because of piled-up garbage that blocks the natural drainage inside the mountain of City Camp Lagoon during heavy and continuous rains. The improper disposal of garbage may have caused the flooding in the area.

Many people have expressed surprise that a plateau like Baguio City could be flooded in times of prolonged rains. The bowl-shaped City Camp Barangay could be an example when flooding occurs in the city due to clogged drainage tunnels. 

Causes of the waterway pollution

There are three main types of the waterway pollution

• litter, such as cigarettes butts, cans, paper or plastic bags
• chemical pollution, such as detergents, oil or fertilizers
• natural pollution, such as leaves, garden clippings or animal droppings.

These types of pollution end up in our waterways as sediment, sludge and solids.

It is recommended that the ecological solid waste management program should be implemented driven with political will.