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Manila Water looks to boost capacity with Laguna Lake

Manila Water looks to boost capacity with Laguna Lake

Cathy Yang,

ABS-CBN News

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Updated May 31, 2018 04:27 PM PHT

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MANILA - Manila Water seeks to tap Laguna Lake as an alternative as the water concessionaire moves to meet growing demand, its president said Thursday.

Affluence raised demand for water in the capital and Manila Water, which services the east zone of Metro Manila, hopes to deliver the supply, said Ferdinand Dela Cruz, its president and chief executive officer.

"The biggest use for water is actually watering the garden. As people have cars, they water more cars. Actually, drinking is only a small portion of the use of water," Dela Cruz said in an exclusive interview with ANC's The Boss.

Manila Water President and CEO Ferdinand Dela Cruz sits down with ANC's Cathy Yang for an exclusive interview. ABS-CBN News

Manila Water is working with the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System to draft a "water security roadmap" for the metropolis, he said.

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The company's treatment plant in Cardona, Rizal will be completed by end of 2018 and it will treat the water drawn from Laguna Lake before distribution, he said.

Demand for water per day is 50 million liters in Metro Manila alone and supply is currently at over 1.6 billion liters, he said.

Manila Water draws its supply from La Mesa dam in Quezon City, but with the reservoir inching critical levels, the company is lowering water pressure at off-peak hours, he said.

In the long run, Manila Water seeks to lessen drawing its supply from La Mesa and turn to Laguna Lake instead.

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