Seven towns in Bulacan are set to gain access to affordable and reliable potable water supply, as San Miguel Corp. (SMC) recently formalized agreements with seven water districts in the province, to be covered by Stage 3 of its Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project (BBWSP).
These include the towns of Norzagaray, Hagonoy, Pandi, Baliwag, San Rafael, San Miguel, and San Ildefonso earlier this year.
“We are targeting start of operations by January 2023. With these agreements signed with the seven water districts, and with the MWSS (Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System) having approved the updated business plan, we can now start preliminary engineering design, and then construction,” said SMC president Ramon S. Ang.
Currently, BBWSP supplies water to 13 areas, covered by Stage 1 and 2 development of the facility, which started commercial operations last January 2019.
These include San Jose del Monte, Marilao, Meycauayan, Bocaue, Obando and Balagtas, Guiguinto, Calumpit, Bulakan, Plaridel, Sta. Maria, Paombong, and Malolos.