Section 1 Water Therapy Plant of Manila Water’s East Bay Water Provide System, (2) Binangonan Pumping Station and Reservoir. East Zone concessionaire Manila Water ends 2024 with notable accomplished initiatives, additional enhancing the supply of water and waste. —Picture from Manila Water
MANILA, Philippines — East Zone concessionaire Manila Water ends 2024 with notable accomplished initiatives, additional enhancing the supply of water and wastewater providers for its clients.
These capital expenditure initiatives handle vital infrastructure for water safety, environmental sustainability, service enhancement and upgrading particularly in geographically challenged areas in Rizal, and compliance with regulatory obligations.
The earlier yr marked the beginning of operations of Section 1 of the East Bay Water Provide System, which now serves clients in a number of municipalities in Rizal.
The 50-MLD facility is anticipated to supply potable water to 390,000 clients in Jalajala, Pililla, Baras, Cardona, Morong, and Binangonan, with the completion of the 2 submarine pipes traversing Laguna Lake.
The method proving and closing testing of the 80-MLD Calawis Water Therapy Plant (WTP) in Antipolo Metropolis was additionally accomplished, offering extra water provide to greater than 900,000 clients in Antipolo, Baras, and Teresa.
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And the Cardona Water Therapy Plant Rizal has undergone a maximization program that elevated its conveyance to 110 MLD from its preliminary 50 MLD.
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Manila Water additionally accomplished the development of the 50-MLD Binangonan Pumping Station and 7-ML Reservoir in Barangay Mahabang Parang, Binangonan.
This mission is without doubt one of the key parts of the East Bay Section 1 Water Provide System and can play a vital function in storing and conveying handled water from the supply water therapy plant to distribution areas from the Morong Pump Station by means of a submarine line.
In the meantime, Manila Water’s Antipolo Transmission Line Challenge includes the set up of a 9-kilometer 1,600 millimeter-diameter metal pipe alongside Roman-Rojas and NHA Street in Teresa, Rizal as much as the Boso-Boso Reservoir in Sitio Boso-Boso in Antipolo Metropolis.
This mission goals to supply extra and improved water service to a couple of million clients in Antipolo, Teresa, Baras, Taytay, and Angono.
The corporate additionally launched into the Antipolo Mainline Extension Challenge in Sitio Tanza and Tolosa Ville to broaden its 24-hour water provide service to an extra 24,000 clients in Antipolo Metropolis.
The mission consists of the set up of a 280-mm high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe spanning 2.73 kilometers, in addition to a 100-mm HDPE pipe stretching 2.99-kms, interconnected to the 1600-mm metal pipe alongside Marcos Freeway.
The Darangan Bridge Pipelaying Challenge in Binangonan additionally improved water entry for 20,000 households in Angono, Binangonan, Cainta, Taytay, and Pasig Metropolis by means of the development of an 800-mm metal pipe bridge spanning 26 linear meters alongside Manila East Service Street.
On wastewater administration, Manila Water has taken on upgrades in East Avenue Sewage Therapy Plant’s (STP) Organic Nutrient Elimination (BNR) System, which includes the conversion of the plant’s present Typical Activated Sludge (CAS) course of to Modified Ludzack-Ettinger (MLE) course of, a extra superior therapy technique that improves the removing of ammonia, nitrates, and phosphates from sewage.
Additionally in assist of the Philippine Clear Water Act, Manila Water launched two sewer line enchancment initiatives in Quezon Metropolis: the 1.95-kilometer Kalayaan Sewer Substitute Bundle 2, and the three.23-kilometer Kalayaan Sewer Substitute Bundle 3.
Each sewer line packages embody the substitute of the outdated concrete pipes with new and more cost effective PVC pipes, manhole set up, clean-out set up, switch of service connection, and connection of unsewered households and institutions.
The Marikina North STP and Terminal Pumping Station (TPS) additionally underwent main upkeep. Among the many enhancements carried out are the set up of extra sewage submersible pumps, nominal diameter (DN) 400 and 500 pipes, and a full-bore electro-magnetic flowmeter; and the mixing of latest delicate starters with the present Supervisory Management and Information Acquisition (SCADA) system.
“As the brand new yr begins, we welcome 2025 with a renewed dedication of delivering the highest quality of service we can provide our clients. Relaxation assured we are going to proceed to embark on investments that may additional notice this, this yr and for the following years to return,” Jeric Sevilla, Manila Water Communication Affairs group director, stated.
Set to be accomplished in 2025 is Section 2 of the East Bay Water Provide System, which incorporates the development of a 200-MLD water therapy plant. The East Bay Section 2 WTP is a vital element of the East Bay Water Provide System, which is anticipated to serve roughly 2.08 million folks in Metro Manila and Rizal.
The Kaysakat WTP Challenge is already 48 p.c accomplished as of December 2024 and is about to be completed in January 2026. It’s going to add 220 MLD potable water provide that may profit a couple of million residents in Antipolo, Teresa, and Baras.
A brand new sewage therapy plant, the 60-MLD Aglipay STP mission is anticipated to profit over 652,000 residents within the catchment space in Mandaluyong Metropolis. The mission is anticipated to be absolutely operational by 2025, bringing much-needed enchancment in water high quality in native rivers, lowered air pollution, and enhanced public well being of the residents in Mandaluyong, San Juan, and Quezon Metropolis.
Anticipated to be accomplished by September 2025, the Pinugay Septage Therapy Plant (SpTP) is about to rise in Barangay San Jose, Antipolo Metropolis. With a capability of treating 50 cubic meters of wastewater, the power is projected to supply sanitation providers to 150,000 residents of Baras, Teresa, Cardona, Jala-Jala, and Morong.
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As of October 2024, Manila Water is in service of a complete of seven,760,095 clients.
