West zone Maynilad Water Services Inc. has recovered 838 million liters of water per day (MLD) since 2007 when the company was re-privatized under new owners.
The water recovered—equivalent to filling up 334 Olympic-size swimming pools—is enough to supply the water needs of some 4.3 million people.
Maynilad has already spent nearly P25 billion on its non-revenue water (NRW) management program to curb physical and commercial water losses, which stood at 66 percent prior to its re-privatization in 2007.
Of the amount, around P21.8 billion was spent on pipe replacement projects of the company, which inherited the oldest pipe network in Asia.
“When we took over Maynilad operations 15 years ago, the water distribution network in the west zone was highly inefficient. We have since poured investments in pipe rehabilitation and modernization, which gradually enabled us to recover more water for distribution.
Additional investments are needed to ensure sustained efficiency for the long term,” president and chief executive officer Ramoncito Fernandez said.
The NRW management program involved pipe and meter replacement active leakage control using state-of-the-art leak detection technology, district metered areas establishment and maintenance, and sustained network diagnostic activities.