MAYNILAD WATER Services, Inc. has completed the replacement of 20 kilometers of old, leaky pipelines in Parañaque City for P136 million, the concessionaire for Metro Manila’s west zone said on Tuesday.
“To date, we have already replaced about 49% of the distribution system in the West Zone. We intend to sustain these water infrastructure enhancements so that we can recover more water and bring it to the areas that need it most,” said Ramoncito S. Fernandez, Maynilad president and chief executive officer, in a statement.
Maynilad said the pipe replacement project addresses the problem of leaks and breakages in the 30-year-old distribution system of the Merville area.
The company said replacing the old secondary and tertiary pipelines allowed it to recover around 1.36 million liters of water per day (MLD) that was previously lost to leaks.
“Moreover, the project will enable Maynilad to maintain a strong water pressure of 16 pounds per square inch (psi) for the more than 5,000 households in Merville Subdivision, Camella Homes, South Admiral 1 & 2 Subdivisions, Molave Park Subdivision, Inland Subdivision, Cubic Homes, Bella Villa Homes, Buena Vida Homes, Greenville Subdivision, and Jade Manor Townhomes,” Maynilad said.
This year, the company said it had spent P2.79 billion for pipe replacement projects in different areas of its concession area, particularly in Quezon City, Navotas, Valenzuela, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite.
Maynilad, the country’s largest water concessionaire in terms of customers, is an agent and contractor of the government agency Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.
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