WEST ZONE concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. said it has began storing raw water through its reservoir facility on the La Mesa Water Treatment Plant in Quezon City to assist stabilize supply in the course of the dry season.
In a press release on Tuesday, the water utility said the power can store as much as 67 million liters of raw water under partial operations, with full completion targeted by June 2026.
The project involves the repurposing of former sludge lagoons inside the La Mesa compound right into a six-meter-deep impounding reservoir with a complete storage capability of as much as 200 million liters of raw water.
Previously used for sludge handling in the course of the treatment process, the lagoons were converted right into a dedicated raw water storage facility.
Once fully operational, the reservoir is anticipated to supply La Mesa Water Treatment Plant 1 with an extra raw water buffer in periods of reduced inflow.
“This facility enhances our ability to administer raw water variability and maintain stable treatment operations, particularly in periods of lower inflow or higher turbidity,” Maynilad Chief Operating Officer Christopher Jaime T. Lichauco said.
Maynilad said the power will probably be its first dedicated raw water storage reservoir and can complement its 38 existing treated water reservoirs across the West Zone.
Maynilad provides water and wastewater services within the West Zone, which covers parts of Metro Manila and Cavite province.
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