West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. said Friday it was able to repair 22,300 pipe leaks as of the third quarter, bringing the company’s total leak repairs to 302,000 since 2007.
Leak repair is a vital component of Maynilad’s non-revenue water management program, which seeks to bring down physical and commercial water losses.
“We have been investing in state-of-the-art technologies to detect and repair leaks in our pipe network, which is one of the oldest distribution systems in Asia,” said Maynilad president and chief executive Ramoncito Fernandez.
“Through intensive leak repairs and selective pipe replacements, we have already managed to renew about 40 percent of our network, thus allowing for better supply management,” said Fernandez.
Maynilad said pipe leaks detected and repaired in the third quarter were located mostly in Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Parañaque, Cavite and Quezon City.
Maynilad allotted P2 billion for its NRW management program this year, of which ₱275 million was dedicated for leak repair projects.
Aside from leak detection and repair, the company’s NRW management program also covers selective pipe replacement, network diagnostics, establishment of district metered areas and replacement of old water meters.
Maynilad is the largest private water concessionaire in the Philippines in terms of customer base.
It is the agent and contractor of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System for the west zone of the Greater Manila Area, which is composed of certain portions of Manila, Quezon City, Makati, Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon.
The company also provides water services to the cities of Cavite.