West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services is constructing a new water treatment plant (WTP) in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, which will boost the water supply in the area. The plant is expected to cost PhP 6.75 billion. The company has stated that it is building the Putatan WTP 2 (PWTP 2) near its existing water treatment facility in Putatan, which will provide an additional 150 million litres per day (mld) of potable water to around 1.2 million customers in Muntinlupa City, Las Piñas City, and Cavite province. The new WTP, expected to be completed in May 2018, will also source raw water from Laguna Lake. The facility features oxidation tanks on its biological activated filtration (BAF) and dissolved air flotation (DAF) systems to address manganese presence in the raw water from Laguna Lake. The PWTP 2 is part of Maynilad’s PhP 42 billion capital expenditure plan for 2013-17 to address water security challenges and improve water infrastructure.
