West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. on Tuesday said it will have produced water of an additional 50 million liters per day (MLD) by December this year as its new treatment plant currently under construction in Poblacion, Muntinlupa becomes operational.
Construction of the new Poblacion Water Treatment Plant, Maynilad’s third facility to tap the Laguna Lake as alternative raw water source to the Angat Dam, is now 53 percent complete.
Once operational by the first half of 2024, the facility will have capacity to produce 150 MLD of potable water for the southern portion of Maynilad’s concession area, particularly Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa and Cavite.
At the moment, Maynilad has two water treatment plants in Putatan, Muntinlupa providing 300 MLD of water for some 1.7 million customers in the south.
“Our production of 300 MLD is stretched to meet the current requirements of our customers in the south. Hence, whenever extreme conditions necessitate reduced production, there is no extra supply so some of our customers experience service disruption. The additional output that we will get from the Poblacion WTP will help to address that,” Maynilad chief operating officer Randolph T. Estrellado said.
The Poblacion water treatment plant is part of Maynilad’s five-year (2023 to 2027), P220 billion service enhancement program focused on enhanced water sustainability and climate resiliency.
Maynilad is also spending P19 billion over the next five years for the installation of 121 kilometers of new sewer lines to expand its sewerage services.
The new lines, to be laid in portions of Manila, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Bacoor, Las Piñas, Caloocan and Quezon City, will catch waste water generated by some 2.1 million customers and convey these to Maynilad’s sewage treatment plants before these are discharged to the ecosystem.
“The installation of new sewer lines is part of our effort to protect community health and the environment through proper sewage collection and treatment. We hope for the continued support of the local government units so that we can fast track the implementation of these pipe-laying projects in their area,” Estrellado said.
To minimize public inconvenience resulting from the pipe-laying activities, Maynilad closely coordinates the project with the various barangays and communities.
Maynilad currently operates and maintains 625 kilometers of sewer lines and 22 wastewater treatment facilities with combined capacity to treat around 664 million liters of wastewater per day.
