Manila Water is maximizing production at its Cardona treatment plant to help maintain supplies for about 800,000 people as it prepares for a strong El Niño that the company says could persist through the first half of 2027.
The facility in Rizal province draws water from Laguna Lake and supplements supplies from Angat Dam and other sources. It can produce 100 million liters a day, with output reaching 110 million liters when raw water quality permits, the company said in a statement Monday.
“Preparing for climate challenges requires maximizing every available source of water,” said Dittie Galang, head of Manila Water’s Communication Affairs Group.
Galang said the plant gives the utility greater flexibility to manage available supplies ahead of the anticipated dry conditions.
Operating since 2019, the facility provides round-the-clock piped water to residents of Cardona, Binangonan, Morong, Baras, Jala-Jala, Angono and Taytay in Rizal, as well as parts of Pinagbuhatan in Pasig City.
Its output also helps ease demand on the company’s broader distribution network serving Metro Manila, Manila Water said.
The plant has reverse osmosis capability and a system that can process 6 million liters of backwash water daily to support water recovery and treatment operations.
Manila Water is also developing additional supply sources, including the nearly completed East Bay Phase 2 Water Supply System, with a capacity of 200 million liters a day, and the Kaysakat Water Treatment Plant, with a capacity of 220 million liters a day.
The company said those projects, along with developments involving Laguna Lake and the Upper Wawa watershed, are intended to diversify its water sources and maintain service as supply conditions change.
