The Municipality of Balamban is located approximately sixty four (64) kilometers northwest of Cebu City. It is bounded in the south by the City of Toledo; in the north by the Municipality of Asturias; in the west by the Tañon Strait. Its geographic coordinates are 10⁰ 24′ to 10⁰ 33′ N latitude; and 123⁰ 40′ to 123⁰ 53′ E longitude. It has a land area of 33,700 hectares divided into 28 barangays including the Poblacion.

Balamban is densely forested area except for a very small portion of land lying along the coastline. Long before the Spanish colonization, there was already a settlement which was first known as “Kagma”, meaning dry land or dry plains.

The town derived its name from native term “baling-balang” which refers to the linked arms of natives formed as improvised seat to carry/ferry the Spaniards in crossing the river. The name “baling-balang” was shortened to “bang-bang” and for unknown reasons the bang-bang was changed to balang-balang when eventually became “BALAMBAN”.

There are no definite records as to when Balamban first became a town. Its official records were destroyed during WWII. But sometime before 1798, Balamban was already an organized unit with a Spaniard Captain as its first Administrator.

In the year before October 16, 2008, the water supply system throughout the Municipality of Balamban had an independent type of water supply which was managed by different associations, cooperatives and the Barangay itself. The Poblacion areas, was managed by the Balamban Rural Waterworks and Sanitation Association (BRWASA) which links five (5) barangays namely: Baliwagan, Aliwanay, Sta. Cruz/Sto Niño, Cambuhawe, Prenza and Cantu-od. The Barangay Pondol, was managed by Pondol Rural Works and Sanitation Association (PRWASA), the Barangay Buanoy, was managed by Buanoy Rural Works and Sanitation Association (BRWASA), the Barangay Abucayan, was managed by the Abucayan Mutli-purpose Cooperative, the Barangay Sing-sing, was managed by Sing-sing Multi-purpose Cooperative, the Barangay Biasong was managed by Biasong Rural Waterworks and Sanitation Association, Barangay Hingatmonan, was managed by Hingatmonan Rural Waterworks and Sanitation Association and the rest of the barangays was managed and run by the barangays itself.

Before the different associations and the cooperatives merge to balamban Water District (BWD), they already generate number of concessionaires ranging to about 5,301 with different water rates. The water distribution system draws its water supply from deep wells and springs treated with chlorine. Out of this deep wells and spring it draws a total rated capacity of 52 liter per second which is still enough to the populace of Balamban, because within this time the economic growth of the town was booming.

In the desire of the Local Government Unit (LGU) to uplift the socio-economic condition of the people living within the Municipality of Balamban, the latter made and initiates a study on how to upgrade the water supply system in Balamban and to meet the increasing demand of water, since the Municipality is a fast-growing municipality as far as economy is concern.

It was in the year 2008 that then Municipal Mayor, Alex S. Binghay. envisioned to create a water district in the municipality to provide safe, potable drinking water to the populace and to address the unending needs of various water associations who were asking financial assistance from the Local Government Unit for the rehabilitation of their pipelines, motor pumps, among others.

By virtue of SB resolution Number 165-208, the Sanggunian, authorize Mayor Alex S. Binghay to: