Algae control equipment

West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. is installing three new units of ultrasonic algae control equipment near the intake structure of the company’s Putatan Water Treatment Plant in Laguna Lake to help monitor algal blooms and prevent algae proliferation that could affect the lake’s raw water quality. Costing around P9 million, the three units of solar-powered equipment are designed to eliminate algae within a 500-meter radius and provide real-time data on the quality parameters of the raw water that could indicate growth in algae concentrations. The equipment can also identify the types of algae present in the lake.