Maynilad upgrades La Mesa treatment plant

MAYNILAD Water Services Inc. on Tuesday said it had finished upgrading its facilities at the La Mesa treatment plant in Quezon City.

In a statement, the West Zone concessionaire said it commissioned last month the upgrading of its facilities at the La Mesa Treatment Plant (LMTP).

The work involved the rehabilitation of eight sedimentation basins and 16 filters, as well as the construction of a new sludge treatment facility.

The facility enhancements are part of Maynilad’s P7.9- billion project to upgrade the LMTP 1 and 2 that together produce around 2,400 million liters of water per day, serving around 90 percent of the company’s 9.7 million customers.

The project entails increasing the facilities’ capacity to treat higher raw water turbidity, retrofitting structures to improve its earthquake resiliency and automating processes.

The upgrade, which started in 2017, is being implemented in phases so that the facilities can operate without interrupting water services for Maynilad customers.

“Once all upgrades are completed, LMTP 1 and 2 will have enhanced treatment capacity, automated processes and earthquakeresilient structures,” Maynilad said.

In his speech during the event, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu thanked Maynilad for its continued investments toward ensuring water security.

Maynilad, majority-owned by Metro Pacific Investments Corp. serves the cities of Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon, as well as areas in Quezon City and Makati City.