Apo Agua taps the Tamugan river as the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project’s surface water source, shifting DCWD’s dependence on groundwater sources.
In line with its goal to provide Filipinos with sustainable water solutions, Aboitiz Group’s infrastructure arm Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC) is advocating for better water resource management to ensure water security for years to come.
In the latest Liveable Cities Lab webinar entitled “Climate-resilient Water Management: Affordable Quality Water for All,” Aboitiz InfraCapital first vice president for Water Business and Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc. president Anna Lu talked about the importance of effective management of limited water resources, amid a host of critical challenges such as over-extraction of groundwater, deterioration of water quality, and rising water-related disaster risks.
“With a growing population that is placing greater stress on already scarce water resources, innovation in water supply management is required. At Aboitiz InfraCapital, we are at the forefront of implementing sustainable solutions to ensure access to safe and reliable water,” Lu said.
Through Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc. , AIC is undertaking the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) of Davao City Water District (DCWD) and is introducing the pioneering water-energy nexus concept to the country for the first time.
Tapping the Tamugan river as its surface water source, the project’s water treatment facility will be powered by renewable energy sourced from a two Megawatt run-of-river hydroelectric power plant. The raw water will first pass through the turbines to generate energy, which in turn will be used to power the water treatment facility and produce treated water. Water will be fed through the project’s 65-km pipeline purely by gravity.
Once operational, the DCBWSP will provide over 300 million liters of safe water per day to more than one million Davaoeños.
Meanwhile, LIMA Water Corp. (LWC) has been working towards adopting a Smart Water Network wherein its water facilities turn into interconnected and intelligent systems. LWC is the end-to-end water services provider of LIMA Estate, a 794-hectare industrial-anchored development in Lipa-Malvar, Batangas. Through the Smart Water Network, LWC’s water facilities are able to communicate with each other and automatically adjust its operating setup depending on the requirements. This is done by integrating Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and its corresponding digital output instruments like water meters and sensors.
Once fully integrated, the Smart Water Network is projected to lead to even better operational efficiency and savings in terms of deep well operation, auto adjustment of transfer pumps and non-revenue water (NRW) management, in alignment with its sustainability objectives.
