West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. said it plugged more than 27,000 pipe leaks as of the third quarter of the year, bringing the company’s total leak repairs to 485,319 since its re-privatization in 2007.
The company said pipe leaks detected and repaired during the third quarter of 2023 were located mostly in Quezon City, Caloocan and Manila.
Maynilad said leak repair is a vital component of its non-revenue water (NRW) management program which seeks to bring down physical and commercial water losses.
“Given the need to recover more water supply for distribution during El Niño, we have increased our manpower complement this year so we can swiftly implement leak detection and repairs. We thank the various local government units for likewise speeding up their issuance of the required permits for these activities,” said Randolph Estrellado, Maynilad chief operating officer.
For this year alone, Maynilad allotted almost P4 billion for its NRW management program, of which around P449 million was dedicated for leak repair projects.
Aside from leak detection and repairs, the program also covers selective pipe replacement, network diagnostics, establishment of district metered areas and replacement of old water meters.
Maynilad is the largest private water concessionaire in the Philippines in terms of customer base, serving the cities of Manila, Quezon City, Makati, Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon as well as the cities of Cavite, Bacoor and Imus and the towns of Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario in Cavite province.