ORANI—The Orani Water District is set to build a P60-million septage treatment facility in Barangay Pagasa in Orani, Bataan.
“We are just awaiting the resolution from the local government of Orani to start the project,” said OWD general manager Benni Andres.
“The local government recently conducted public hearings and they had lawyer-representatives to clarify some legal matters regarding the project,” Andres added.
“Officials led by Mayor Bonjong Pascual are scheduling a visit to a septic treatment facility in Baliwag, Bulacan to see how it operates,” he said.
Andres said septic tanks must be siphoned out at least once every three to five years. Health officials said septic management is the regular dislodging or cleaning of septic tanks on a scheduled basis.
“It is about improving the sanitation level. Establishing a septic treatment plant conforms to internationally accepted methods,” said the OWD official.
He added the project is also in connection with a Supreme Court mandamus to clean Manila Bay.
“Many of us do not know where our human wastes go after using toilets, and this project is one of the answers to the SC order,” Andres explained. Orani is along Manila Bay.
The local government of Orani will provide a two-hectare land and the OWD will construct and operate the plant.