Manila Water Non-East Zone activates summer mitigation plan
Laguna Water implementing water supply optimization and regular maintenance of critical equipment. As the dry warm season begins in the Philippines marked by the end of the northeast monsoon or amihan, Manila Water Philippine Ventures (MWPV), the Non-East Zone subsidiary of Manila Water Company, has implemented its summer mitigation plan to guarantee continuous water supply across its service areas.
MANILA, Philippines – As the dry warm season begins in the Philippines with the end of the northeast monsoon or “amihan”, Manila Water Philippine Ventures (MWPV), the Non-East Zone subsidiary of Manila Water Company, has begun implementing its summer mitigation plan to ensure continuous water supply across its service areas.
Although El Niño is not in effect this year, MWPV is proactively executing a comprehensive summer mitigation plan to address potential water availability issues, considering the impacts of global warming and climate change on water sources.
The summer mitigation plan incorporates integrated water resource planning, enabling all operating units across diverse geographic areas to simultaneously implement localized, data-driven mitigation programs.
These measures have been in place since the onset of El Niño in 2024.
Historical data from PAGASA indicates that provinces such as Batangas, Laguna, Isabela, Aklan, Cebu, Samar, and Davao Del Norte have experienced dry spells and droughts.
MWPV is actively serving these regions through its operating units: Laguna Water and Laguna Aquatech in Laguna; South Luzon Water in Batangas; Metro Ilagan Water in Isabela; Boracay Water in Aklan; Cebu Water in Cebu; Calbayog Water in Samar Province; and Tagum Water in Davao Del Norte.
With the early, uniform, and coordinated execution of summer preparedness plans across multiple MWPV operating units, MWPV is leveraging predictive models and historical trends to proactively deploy resources, rather than reactively responding to issues.
This approach ensures a reliable water supply, minimizes service interruptions, and boosts customer confidence during peak summer demand.
“As we enter the dry and warm season, we are taking proactive steps to ensure that our water service remains uninterrupted despite any challenges. Recognizing the global impacts of climate change and global warming on water supply, we are committed to implementing strategies that bolster the resilience of our water sources and facilities, assuring our customers of our hands-on approach to maintaining reliable service,” says Melvin John Tan, Chief Operating Officer of Manila Water Non-East Zone.
Since last year, the company has been actively rolling out preparedness activities and programs across all its business units.
These initiatives encompass Non-Revenue Water (NRW) recovery efforts, network enhancement projects, performance monitoring and rehabilitation of deepwells and surface water sources, pressure management recovery, and preventive maintenance of facilities including pumps, tanks and generator sets.
Moreover, the company has launched mitigation programs and initiatives, including optimizing network influence areas and reservoir utilization, transitioning between supply- and demand-based operations as needed, and exploring and developing new water sources.
On critical situations, MWPV has devised countermeasures such as deploying water tankers, augmenting water supply through the installation of static tanks and interconnectivity network lines, operating standby deepwells and in-line boosters, and optimizing the backwash recovery program in water treatment plants.
