Maynilad builds La Mesa reservoir

MANILA, Philippines - West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. is constructing a P143-million concrete water reservoir within the La Mesa compound in Novaliches, Quezon City by the first quarter of 2014.

The impounding facility is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2014.

The reservoir can hold 10 million liters of water, enough to meet the daily requirements of 555,000 Maynilad customers.

Once operational, the reservoir can provide 24-hour water supply to Sacred Heart Village, Dela Costa Homes Village, Midway Park, Capitol Parkland Subdivision, Mira Monte Heights, Tala Subdivision, Samara Village, Central Luzon Leprosarium, Victoria Wave Economic Zones, NHS Tala Subdivision, Cefels Park Subdivision, Soldiers Hills, Victory Heights Subdivision, Guadanoville Subdivision, Mountain Heights, Bankers Village, Pangarap, Adeline Homes and Sto. Nino Village, all in North Caloocan.

 â€œOur goal is to provide 24/7 water supply to all of our customers. This additional water reservoir is a step closer to us reaching that goal,” said by Maynilad president and CEO Ricky Vargas.

Since its re-privatization in 2007, Maynilad has built a total of 20 bolted and concrete reservoirs with a combined storage capacity of 535 million liters, to meet the increasing water demands of West Zone water consumers.

Maynilad services the cities of Manila (all but portions of San Andres & Sta. Ana), Quezon City (west of San Juan River, West Avenue, EDSA, Congressional, Mindanao Avenue, the northern part starting from the Districts of the Holy Spirit and Batasan Hills), 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.

The company aims to cover 100 percent of its concession area by 2026 from the current coverage of 95.6 percent.

With 58,094 new connections made in the first nine months of the year, Maynilad has expanded its water service connections to 1.1 million.

The new connections were made mostly in Muntinlupa, Las Pinas and parts of Cavite.