East zone concessionaire Manila Water said it ended 2024 with notable completed projects to improve the provision of water and wastewater services to its customers.
These capital expenditure projects address critical infrastructure for water security, environmental sustainability, service enhancement and upgrading especially in geographically challenged areas in Rizal, and compliance with regulatory obligations.
The year 2024 marked the start of operations of Phase 1 of the East Bay Water Supply System, which now serves customers in several municipalities in Rizal.
The 50-million-liter-per-day facility is expected to provide potable water to 390,000 customers in Jalajala, Pililla, Baras, Cardona, Morong and Binangonan, with the completion of the two submarine pipes traversing Laguna Lake.
The process proving and final testing of the 80-MLD Calawis Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Antipolo City was also completed, providing additional water supply to more than 900,000 customers in Antipolo, Baras and Teresa.
The Cardona Water Treatment Plant in Cardona, Rizal has undergone a maximization program that increased its conveyance to 110 MLD from its initial 50 MLD.
Manila Water also completed the construction of the 50-MLD Binangonan Pumping Station and 7-ML Reservoir in Barangay Mahabang Parang, Binangonan.
The project is one of the key components of the East Bay Phase 1 Water Supply System and will play a crucial role in storing and conveying treated water from the source water treatment plant to distribution areas from the Morong Pump Station through a submarine line.
Meanwhile, Manila Water’s Antipolo Transmission Line Project involves the installation of a 9-kilometer 1,600 millimeter-diameter steel pipe along Roman-Rojas and NHA Road in Teresa, Rizal up to the Boso-Boso Reservoir in Sitio Boso-Boso in Antipolo City.
The project aims to provide additional and improved water service to more than one million customers in Antipolo, Teresa, Baras, Taytay and Angono.
The company also embarked on the Antipolo Mainline Extension Project in Sitio Tanza and Tolosa Ville to expand its 24-hour water supply service to additional 24,000 customers in Antipolo City.
The project includes the installation of a 280-mm high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe spanning 2.73 kilometers, as well as a 100-mm HDPE pipe stretching 2.99-kms, interconnected to the 1600-mm steel pipe along Marcos Highway.
The Darangan Bridge Pipelaying Project in Binangonan also improved water access for 20,000 households in Angono, Binangonan, Cainta, Taytay and Pasig City through the construction of an 800-mm steel pipe bridge spanning 26 linear meter along Manila East Service Road.
On wastewater management, Manila Water has taken on upgrades in East Avenue Sewage Treatment Plant’s (STP) Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) System, which involves the conversion of the plant’s existing Conventional Activated Sludge (CAS) process to Modified Ludzack-Ettinger (MLE) process, a more advanced treatment method that improves the removal of ammonia, nitrates, and phosphates from sewage.
