Tagum Water Company, a subsidiary of Manila Water’s non-east zone arm Manila Water Philippines Ventures, marked its fourth year of operations.
Davao Norte Water, a consortium of Manila Water and iWater Inc., formed a joint venture with the Tagum City Water District for a 15-year water project to supply an additional 38 million liters of water per day (MLD) to Tagum City.
Under the public-private partnership, Tagum Water undertook the construction of a bulk water supply system that includes an intake structure through riverbank filtration, a water treatment plant, transmission pipeline and a water reservoir, harnessing raw water from the Hijo River.
The project was expected to deliver 26 million liters per day (MLD) within the first to third year after commissioning, 32 MLD within the sixth year and 38 MLD on the succeeding years until reaching the fifteenth year of delivery.
Tagum Water started its operations in 2020 with the conclusion of the commissioning period of the water treatment plant.
MWPV assumed 100-percent ownership of Davao Norte Water in 2022 after the purchase of all shares of iWater Inc. in the consortium, effectively increasing MWPV’s ownership of Tagum Water to 90 percent.
About 65 percent of Tagum City’s water supply is now being delivered by Tagum Water, serving over 200,000 residents.
Tagum Water also continues to employ innovations in its operations to ensure quality of water being supplied.
It recently completed the Scrubber Project for chlorine system and leak monitoring and the Granular Activated Carbon Replacement Project to enhance the GAC filter process for treated water production compliant to the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water (PNSDW).
“We are all working towards the same goal: to be able to continuously serve and deliver our service obligations while pursuing our commitment to innovation, customer service and sustainability. Despite challenges, I am confident that we can push further with everyone’s support,” said Fhatima Fernandez, Tagum water operations manager.
