Maynilad Water Services Inc. on Friday stopped the implementation of rotating service interruptions after sediments in raw water at the Ipo Dam in Bulacan decreased to manageable levels.
However, Maynilad said customers should continue to keep and store water as turbidity might rise again鈥攁nd affect potable water production鈥攇iven the erratic weather patterns.
In a statement, the company said the improvement of turbidity鈥攖he concentration of sediments鈥攅nabled Maynilad to increase the volume of potable water at its La Mesa treatment plants.
The La Mesa plants in Quezon City get raw water from the Angat and Ipo dams, both located in Bulacan.
Maynilad explained that turbidity level increases due to soil erosion in the watersheds after heavy rains or due to the scraping of mineral deposits from the dams鈥� bottom during droughts.
Last week鈥檚 heavy rains caused turbidity levels to rise, forcing a reduction in the output of the La Mesa facilities.
Because of this, Maynilad announced on聽 Tuesday that it would implement rotating, daily service interruptions in some barangays in Bulacan, Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Quezon City, Manila, Pasay, Makati, Para帽aque, Las Pi帽as, Muntinlupa and Cavite.
鈥淲e have also commenced the filling up of reservoirs so that supply will be enough to meet the weekend water requirements of our customers,鈥� Maynilad said on Friday.鈥�RONNEL W. DOMINGO