Manila Water Co. Inc. (MWCI) said it ramping up the implementation of its sewer network projects.
It said one of these projects, the P119-million Taguig North Package 4A which is a part of the Taguig Sewer Network, is undergoing upgrades with channel interceptors and pipelaying activities.
The pipelaying works include installing wider 600-millimeter (mm) fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) pipes with 4 to 5-meter depth used for lightweight construction; and 500-mm smaller ductile iron pipes (DIPs) that are for shallower depths of 2.5 meters and for long-term iron pipe sewers.
Manila Water said to ensure the long-term performance of the DIPs, it installed these pipes using the NPD 600 slurry pipe jacking machine, an innovative trenchless method that involves creating a special mixture to stabilize the soil, allowing the pipes to be guided through the ground with minimal disruption.
The upgrades being made with the Taguig North Package 4A are designed to capture the unsewered areas in Taguig North Catchment area that covers Amorsolo Street, Don Bosco Street and Barangay San Lorenzo in Makati City, it said.
It said the installation of channel interceptor and pipelaying works play a vital role in safeguarding public health of its customers in Makati City and Taguig City.
Manila Water said that with the construction of the lift station by 2025, the project will deliver an additional 24 million liters per day (MLD) of sewage flow by 2037.