Maynilad allots P10B for Muntinlupa plant
Credit to Author: Jordeene B. Lagare| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:18:09 +0000
MAYNILAD Water Services Inc. has earmarked P10 billion for the development of its third treatment plant in Muntinlupa City that will tap Laguna Lake as a source of raw water, as it scrambles to meet the increasing water demand of its customers.
In a statement on Tuesday, Maynilad said the planned treatment facility, to be constructed in Brgy. Poblacion, will be producing 150 million liters per day (MLD) of potable water.
“We are doing everything we can to meet our service obligations to our customers. So although we have to recast our five-year investment program, we still have to pursue projects essential for meeting the water supply requirements of a growing population,” Maynilad President and Chief Executive Officer Ramoncito Fernandez said.
“It is a huge risk to rely on just Angat Dam as major source of raw water for Metro Manila, so we are working closely with the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System so that the development of another source can be facilitated,” he added.
Angat Dam is the primary source of water in Metro Manila and adjacent areas.
Maynilad aims to complete the plant by the last quarter of 2022, benefiting about 150,000 households. Once completed, this would bring the company’s total yield from Laguna Lake to 450 MLD.
The Poblacion treatment plant will be equipped with several treatment technologies that effectively convert water from the lake into potable water, including dissolved air flotation, biological activated filtration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and chlorination.
The West Zone concessionaire began tapping Laguna Lake in 2010 as an alternative raw water source to reduce dependence on Angat Dam.
Currently, Maynilad has two treatment facilities in Muntinlupa treating water from the lake that have a combined output of 300 MLD.
Once the Poblacion facility is completed, Maynilad will have a total of five water treatment plants with a combined capacity of about 2,850 MLD for its over 9.7 million customers in its coverage area.