Manila Water Company Inc. said more barangays in the East Zone concession area will be provided with desludging services at no additional cost in September 2023 as part of the company’s intensified desludging program.
Manila Water said its desludging trucks would be deployed in 65 barangays in 9 cities and 5 municipalities within its service area.
It said these include Barangays 764, 765, 767, 769, 775, 776, 778, 790, 791, 796, 798, 877, 878, 879, 880, 895 and 900 in Manila and Barangay Bangkal, CEMBO, Guadalupe Viejo and Kasilawan in Makati City.
The desludging trucks will also go to Barangay Harapin ang Bukas, Ibaba, Ilaya, Barangka Itaas, Malamig, Pleasant Hills, San Jose and Vergara in Mandaluyong City; E. Rodriguez, East Kamias, Krus na Ligas, Pinagkaisahan, Roxas, Sauyo, Silangan, Tandang Sora, UP Campus and West Kamias in Quezon City; Batis, Kabayanan, Salapan, Batis and Corazon de Jesus in San Juan City; Bagong Ilog and San Jose in Pasig City, Marikina Heights in Marikina City; and Ususan in Taguig City
In Rizal, the desludging caravan will also be present in Barangay Beverly Hills, Mambugan, Inarawan, San Juan and Muntindilaw in Antipolo City; San Isidro, San Juan, and Santo Domingo in Cainta; Burgos, San Isidro, and San Jose in Montalban; Bilibiran, Batingan and Calumpang in Binangonan; San Isidro and Mahabang Parang in Angono; and Dolores in Taytay.
Manila Water said that with regular desludging of household septic tanks, customers are assured that the wastewater hauled is properly treated in Manila Water’s septage treatment plants before being discharged to major water bodies and thus become safe for aquatic life.
Manila Water said it is also compliant of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Administrative Order 2016-08 that included new parameters in biological nutrient removal on nitrogen and phosphorus.
Wastewater treatment plays a huge part in fulfilling the goals set by Manila Water for environmental protection in its sustainability agenda.
“Several studies conducted on the relation of water and SDGs have mentioned that proper treatment of wastewater can contribute to achieving 11 out of 17 SGDs. It is mainly related to SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation and SDG 14: Life Below Water, but it can also bring positive impact to other SDGs not directly related to water such as SGD 7: Affordable and Clean Energy with the production of biogas from wastewater treatment plants and SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities through the improvement of air quality by odor reduction from lack and inadequate treatment process,” said Manila Water corporate communication affairs group director Jeric Sevilla.
“With regular desludging, not only we ensure the health of our family and the community but on a larger scale, the world is benefitting from it,” he said.