Maynilad to produce 5.5 MLD from Imus modular plant

MANILA, Philippines — West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. will produce an additional 5.5-million liter per day (MLD) of potable water this month once it starts partially operating its newly constructed modular treatment plant (ModTP) in Imus, Cavite.

One of four similar facilities that Maynilad is constructing in the Cavite area, the 12.2-billion ModTP will get raw water supply from the Anabu River.

The new project will serve as a dedicated supply source for Imus, which does not yet have 24-hour water supply due to its distance from Maynilad’s main raw water source, the Angat Dam in Bulacan.

Maynilad said the initial output of 5.5 MLD is enough to supply the needs of more than 13,000 customers.

Once fully operational by the latter part of this year, the Anabu ModTP can produce a total of 16 MLD, which can serve around 114,000 people in the area.

“With the commissioning of this new facility, we can lengthen supply availability in this part of the West concession that has yet to be provided with 24-hour water service. We aim to enhance service reliability by building more treatment facilities that tap alternate raw water sources,” Maynilad COO Randolph Estrellado said.

The Anabu ModTP is part of Maynilad’s measures to mitigate the possible impact of El Niño on the availability of water supply.

Apart from this project, Maynilad earlier said it was accelerating its supply augmentation projects amid the threat of El Niño, which could yield around 163 MLD of additional water supply from alternate sources.

The supply augmentation projects include the reactivation of 45 deep wells in the west zone.

The project also covers tapping of additional cross-border points with Manila Water Company Inc., construction of an auxiliary filtration system at Putatan water treatment plant, and production of an initial 50 MLD from its new water treatment plant in Poblacion, Muntinlupa.

The additional supply to be generated from the projects will help improve supply reliability for some 700,000 Maynilad customers in parts of Manila, Parañaque, Pasay, Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, and Cavite.

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.