West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. on Thursday said it is intensifying efforts to mitigate the effects of the reduced raw water allocation from Angat Dam in preparation for summer 2020.
Among the interventions are the optimization of Maynilad’s two water treatment facilities in Muntinlupa City to produce 300 million liters per day of water drawn from Laguna Lake, reactivation of deep wells, continued reduction of water losses through sustained pipe replacement and repair activities, cloud seeding operations and deployment of modular water treatment plants to draw water from small rivers in Cavite.
Such measures would enable the water firm to get more water supply for distribution to ease the poor water supply of Angat Dam.
“We expect water consumption to increase this summer so we have laid out this mitigation plan since last year so we can cushion the impact of the reduced raw water allocation on our customers,” chief operating officer Randolph Estrellado said.
The National Water Resources Board had said that it would reduce the water allocation for the National Capital Region and nearby provinces to help preserve the dwindling supply of Angat Dam.
The current allocation is at 42 cubic meters per second against the normal 48 cubic meters per second.