WATER
Water supply in the town has 4 sources: waterworks system (piped water), developed springs, pitcher pumps, and ground water (shallow wells). All 30 barangays have developed springs but the existing facilities need replace- ment of pipelines, extension of pipelines, improvement of intake tank and construction of reservoir.
A total of 2,860 households or 63.6% from the barangays including the Poblacion are using the 30 piped water connections. Statistics show also the 1,071 or 31.06% households are using pitcher pumps as their source of water consumption. These 22 pitcher pumps are systematically distri- buted throughout the municipality in order to serve better to the whole populace.
Aside from the two sources, 6 more shallow well and developed springs serve some 10.80% or 375 households for all purposes.
POWER
The supply of electricity in the municipality is from SOLECO. For the upper barangays, they have the mini hydro with a maximum 5 HP. Record shows that 3,794 or 79.9% of total households of the rural barangays have electricity, while 759 households or 16% are being served in the urban barangays. The unserved households are 110 or 2.3% in the rural barangays and 83 or 1.8% in the urban barangays.
Recent survey of the type of fuel used for cooking in households also showed the following: 77% used firewood, 8% used charcoal, and 15% used LPG.
COMMUNICATION
The town is at par keeping abreast of the communication technologies available in the urban cities in the country. Nevertheless, the local post office and the Bureau of Telecommunication are still present and serving well on the populace. The influx of cable television and wireless communi- cations found its way to some of the households these days. In a way, it changes the lifestyle of the people.
Cable TV started to air in St. Bernard in 2001 that brought more television sets in majority of the households in the urban areas and a few in rural areas. With the presence of this technology, the town folks are now updated with the world in news and information through television channels never reached before in pre-cable TV era.
In wireless communication industry, Smart Telecommunication put up its relay tower in 2004. Globe Telecommunication follows the trend and setup its own site a few months later. These wireless telecommunication companies filled up the slack in the absence of landline telephone industry, though PLDT has already put up a long distance booth a few years back. Now for the first time, the people of St. Bernard can communicate from their home to the world.
