MANILA WATER Co., Inc. has placed 5,418.90 kilometers (km) of water pipeline within its service area in Metro Manila and Rizal province as of the second quarter, the east zone water concessionaire said.
In a release posted on its website, the company said it had laid an additional 55.17 km on top of the 5,362.73 km of water pipelines it placed since September last year.
The company said that aside from pipelaying more distribution lines, it has also laid reliability lines and replaced old primary lines to ensure continuity of water service, especially in emergency situations.
It has also implemented automation of network distribution facilities, improvement of pressure management, and service pipe replacement program to ensure network efficiency while maintaining nonrevenue water level below 15%.
Manila Water laid and maintained 464.63 km of sewer lines — providing sewer service to 287,934 accounts or 29.64% sewer coverage for the entire east zone.
“Water supply and sewer network expansion is truly essential to meet the pressing population growth in the country,” said Jeric T. Sevilla, Jr., Manila Water’s corporate strategic affairs group head.
“And as we anticipate that the demand for clean and potable water and the need for efficient wastewater services will continue to increase in the coming years, we will continue to invest not only to grow our water and sewer network but also to ensure reliability of the system and continuity of service for our customers,” he added.
On Wednesday, shares of Manila Water went down by 14 centavos or 0.81% to P17.12 apiece.
The water concessionaire serves the east zone network of Metro Manila, covering parts of Marikina, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, Pateros, Mandaluyong, San Juan, portions of Quezon City and Manila, and several towns in Rizal province. — Sheldeen Joy Talavera
