Maynilad to invest Php3B for upgrade of 17 STPs

by Info @Brand Zone | September 12, 2023

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is spending over Php3 billion to upgrade 17 of its existing 22 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) over the next five years.

The upgrade involves adding treatment processes in these 17 STPs to enhance nutrient-removal capability, in compliance with the revised effluent standards (DAO 2021-19) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which set more stringent wastewater treatment guidelines versus those imposed in other countries.

Maynilad’s Parañaque Water Reclamation Facility—currently its biggest STP in terms of volume output—is already compliant with DAO 2021-19. By 2027, all 22 existing wastewater treatment plants in the West Zone—which have a combined treatment capacity of around 684,707 cubic meters of wastewater per day—will be upgraded to conform to DAO 2021-19 standards.

Meanwhile, the new STPs that Maynilad plans to construct in the succeeding years will already have those upgraded nutrient-removal processes factored in its treatment capacity design.

Maynilad’s wastewater treatment facilities remove harmful substances from the wastewater generated by Maynilad customers before it is discharged to receiving bodies of water, thus contributing to the clean-up and rehabilitation of Manila Bay.

The upgrade of these 17 STPs is part of Maynilad’s Php178-billion wastewater management spending plan from 2023 to 2046, which aims to expand sewer coverage and manage pollution loading in bodies of water. Also included in this program are the construction of 18 new STPs in different areas within the West concession, and the installation of around 360 kilometers of new sewer lines that will catch and convey used water from households to STPs, among other wastewater-related projects.

Maynilad is the largest private water concessionaire in the Philippines in terms of customer base. It is the concessionaire of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for the West Zone of the Greater Manila Area, which is composed of the cities of Manila (certain portions), Quezon City (certain portions), Makati (west of South Super Highway), Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon all in Metro Manila; the cities of Cavite, Bacoor and Imus, and the towns of Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario, all in Cavite Province.

Maynilad to replace old, undersized pipes in Pasay

by Info @Brand Zone | August 22, 2023

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is replacing over 22 kilometers of old and undersized pipes in Pasay City to better accommodate the supply requirement of the area’s population, which has already increased beyond the distribution system’s current capacity.

The Php362-million pipe replacement project will cover 29 barangays in the areas of Malibay, Maricaban, Pildera 2, and Sun Valley in Pasay. It involves the replacement of existing small-diameter water pipelines (50 to 75 millimeters only) with pipes of bigger diameter ranging from 100mm to 300mm.

The existing pipes in these 29 barangays were installed some 35 years ago—even before the privatization of MWSS operations. Hence, the pipe sizes are no longer enough to accommodate the volume of water that the area currently needs, given the growth in their population over the years.

Besides improving water pressure and availability for almost 38,000 customers in Pasay, the pipe replacement project will enable Maynilad to recover an estimated 7 MLD (million liters per day) of water that is lost through leaks in the aging distribution system.

This pipe replacement project is targeted for completion in 2024. “Upgrading the pipe network in Pasay is essential to improving service levels for the now-bigger population in the area. We are working closely with the Pasay local government and the barangays so we can minimize the impact on traffic of this project,” said Maynilad Chief Operating Officer Randolph T. Estrellado.

Maynilad inherited the older portion of the MWSS distribution system in 1997, and has been investing non-stop for the rehabilitation of the old water infrastructure to improve water pressure and availability, as well as reduce losses in the system. For 2023 to 2027, the company has allotted Php10 billion to replace old pipelines in various portions of its concession area.

Maynilad is the largest private water concessionaire in the Philippines in terms of customer base. It is the concessionaire of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for the West Zone of the Greater Manila Area, which is composed of the cities of Manila (certain portions), Quezon City (certain portions), Makati (west of South Super Highway), Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon all in Metro Manila; the cities of Cavite, Bacoor and Imus, and the towns of Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario, all in Cavite Province.

13 oras sa loob ng 3 buwan.. Walang tubig sa Las Piñas, Cavite

ni Mai Ancheta @News | August 5, 2023

Halos tatlong buwang water interruption ang mararanasan sa ilang lugar sa Las Piñas, Bacoor at Imus Cavite.

Ipatutupad ang 13 oras na water interruption ng Maynilad araw-araw sa loob ng halos tatlong buwan.

Ito ang inilabas na abiso ng Maynilad na magsisimula sa August 8 hanggang November 2, 2023 tuwing alas-5 ng hapon hanggang alas-6 ng umaga.

Papalitan umano ang 11 mula sa 14 na ultrafiltration membranes ng Putatan Water Treatment Plant 2 upang mapanatili ang optimum filtration capacity ng planta.

Sinabi ng Maynilad na paghahanda ito sa pagdating ng panahon ng amihan kung saan mataas ang malabong tubig mula sa Laguna Lake.

Kabilang sa mga lugar na maaapektuhan ng water interruption ay ang mga sumusunod:

Las Piñas City:

Talon Singko, Almanza Uno, Pilar, at Talon Dos

Bacoor City:

Molino II, Molino III, Molino IV, Molino VI, Molino VII, Queens Row Central, Queens Row East, Queens Row West at San Nicolas III.

Imus City:

Pasong Buaya I

Pasong Buaya II

Pinapayuhan ang mga customer na mag-imbak ng tubig upang hindi gaanong mahirapan sa ipatutupad na water interruption.