“In worst-case scenarios threatening Manila Water’s main sources of raw water, the company has standby reservoirs with a total capacity of 437 million [liter] capacity which can provide 4.78 days of water,” it said in a statement. READ MORE:
The spillway of the La Mesa Dam Portal is rehabilitated to stand the impacts of climate change such as stronger earthquakes and typhoons.
Manila Water said it has been continuously preparing and improving its capabilities anchored on damage prevention and control, preservation and augmentation and rapid recovery. Floating pumps were also placed in La Mesa Dam to monitor turbidity in raw water especially during the rainy season. It said to prevent pipe breakage in main and secondary water lines during disasters, it replaced PVC pipes with HDPE pipes which are more resistant to damage and fatigue. This effort also contributed in keeping Manila Water’s non-revenue water at an average of 13 percent.
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