Maynilad resumes building P1-billion Muntinlupa sewage treatment plant

Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has resumed the construction of its P1-billion sewage treatment plant in Muntinlupa City after the government eased lockdown restrictions in Metro Manila, the west zone water concessionaire said.

In a statement on Thursday, Maynilad said the sewage treatment plant in Barangay Cupang is part of its long-term plan to expand sewerage coverage in its concession area and mitigate pollution loading in Manila Bay.

The project, named Cupang Water Reclamation Facility, is expected to be complete by the end of the year, the water provider said, adding that it can serve around 281,000 residents in Muntinlupa City.

“With the easing of the enhanced community quarantine restrictions, we have hit the ground running and resumed construction works on our major capital expenditure projects, including this new facility in Cupang that will enable us to meet our long-term sewerage commitments,” Maynilad President and Chief Executive Officer Ramoncito S. Fernandez said.

Maynilad currently runs 22 wastewater treatment facilities that have a combined treatment capacity of around 662,000 cubic meters of wastewater per day.

The water provider said that P40-billion worth of investments had been poured into Metro Manila’s west zone concession to date.