Manila Water boosts sanitation services with patented portable desludger
Manila Water’s first-ever utility model patented portable desludger is being deployed in various barangays where accessibility challenges hinder Manila Water’s ability to perform desludging services. These barangays are primarily located in areas with narrow streets and elevated terrains, making them inaccessible to conventional desludging trucks.
MANILA, Philippines – Manila Water has been granted a patent by the International Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) for its groundbreaking portable desludger.
This innovative device is set to enhance the company’s sanitation efforts, particularly in hard-to-reach barangays, ensuring cleaner and healthier communities.
The portable desludger features a straightforward design, adapting the conventional vacuum tanker into a compact 1m³ capacity tank.
This smaller tank can be mounted on a smaller vehicle and connected in series with a larger 10m³ desludging truck.
This setup allows the 10m³ truck to remain on standby, while the more agile portable desludger navigates narrow roads to efficiently meet customers’ desludging needs.
Currently, the portable desludger is being deployed in various barangays where accessibility challenges hinder Manila Water’s ability to perform desludging services.
These barangays are primarily located in areas with narrow streets and elevated terrains, making them inaccessible to conventional desludging trucks.
“The development of Manila Water’s newly patented portable desludger exemplifies the company’s ongoing commitment to enhancing sanitation services, particularly in underserved communities,” Manila Water Corporate Affairs Group Director Jeric Sevilla said.
With this innovation, Manila Water aims to boost customer participation in their desludging services, thereby safeguarding cleanliness and community health.
In its efforts to promote a cleaner and healthier environment, the company successfully emptied 129,420 septic tanks, surpassing the 117,075 tanks serviced in 2023.
