CALAMBA CITY, Laguna—The Calamba Water District has opened a new septage treatment plant in Brgy. Palo Alto, Calamba City.
The new facility is said to be able to filter dirty water at a cheaper price and in a safer way. The utility company said the new facility aimed at addressing issues of improperly disposing of waste obtained from local businesses in the city.
According to Exequiel Aguilar Jr., general manager of the Calamba Water District, the city government of Calamba led by Mayor Roseller Rizal and the Sangguniang Panlungsod supported the new facility that complies with the provisions of the Clean Water Act and the Writ of Continuing Mandamus of the Supreme Court for the Preservation of Manila Bay.
This is the first government-owned septage treatment plant in Laguna, where solid and liquid waste that can be used as piles and fertilizers in ornamental plants is processed.
The facility also follows the directives of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on the filtration and purification of water that can be returned to the creek after thorough processing here.
