MAYNILAD Water Services Inc. has completed the replacement of 19.69 kilometers of old and undersized pipes in the northern part of Caloocan City which will help enhance service reliability in the area.
The company said in a statement yesterday the P191-million project involves replacing the 23-year-old pipes in Barangay Bagong Silang which have developed leaks and caused low water pressure.
Maynilad said the new pipes with a larger diameter will be able to carry more water to meet the increased demand from the city’s growing population.
The pipe upgrade project will be fully commissioned within the month as these new pipelines will boost water pressure in the area from below 7 pounds per square inch (psi) to as high as 16 psi for around 38,000 customers in the area, it added.
At 16 psi, water supply can reach the third storey of a structure without the aid of a booster pump.
The pipe replacement project also enabled Maynilad to recover around 5 million liters per day of potable water that had previously been lost through leaks in the aging distribution system.
Maynilad said such volume of recovered water also translates to additional water supply for some 33,500 individuals.
“This project is a crucial step in ensuring that our infrastructure can keep pace with the growing demand of the city’s expanding population. By upgrading these old pipes to large ones, we are not only reducing water losses but also improving the distribution system to deliver more reliable water service to our customers,” said Ramoncito Fernandez, Maynilad president and chief executive officer, in the statement.
This year, Maynilad has allocated P4 billion for various pipe replacement projects in Caloocan, Valenzuela, Quezon City, Manila, Makati, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa and Imus.
