Manila Water Company Inc. will start building a new water treatment plant to provide additional 200 million liters per day of potable water to Metro Manila’s East Zone after it signed a partnership deal with ACCIONA, PrimeBMD and Santa Clara International.
The P7.84-billion East Bay Phase 2 WTP in Barangay Kabulusan, Pakil, Laguna is expected to deliver potable water to 2 million people in Pasig, Pateros, Taguig and nearby towns by 2025.
Manila Water senior project manager Byder Nangit said the project is part of the company’s Water Supply Master Plan that aims to ensure water security and supply reliability in the East Zone.
Once completed, it will also lessen water supply dependence on Angat Dam.
The WTP is part of the East Bay Phase 2 Water Supply System (WSS) Project, which also includes the construction of a reservoir, pumping station, and pipelaying of 60 kilometers of 1200- and 1400-millimeter diameter pipes. The WTP will treat the water from the Laguna Lake using reverse osmosis process, making it suitable for public consumption.
Phase 1 of the East Bay WSS Project was substantially completed in the second quarter of 2023 and now serves customers of Jalajala town in Rizal province. The facility is expected to provide 50 MLD of treated water to 390,000 residents of Jalajala, Pililla, Baras, Cardona, Morong and Binangonan in Rizal, complemented by two submarine pipes traversing the bottom of Laguna Lake.