Manila Water StoryDiscover how and why Manila Water took over the East Zone in 1997, and how far it has come since then.
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The Beginning...
The
water distribution network in Metro Manila before 1997 was in bad shape.
Unregistered connections tapped to the city's aging mainlines were everywhere. Access to water supply by a growing metropolis
was spotty, with only a few areas actually experiencing 24-hour supply. And the leaks were all over the place.
This
situation prompted the Philippine government to enact the National Water Crisis
Act in 1995, attempting to address the burgeoning population's need for
improved water services.
The
pragmatic solution was to turn over the operation of the network to the private
sector. Thus, in August 1997, the
Ayala-led Manila Water Company took over the operation of the East Zone of
Metro Manila as agent and contractor of the government-owned Metropolitan
Waterworks and Sewerage System under a 25-year concession agreement. The concession agreement also granted Manila
Water exclusive rights to the use of land and facilities for the production,
treatment and distribution of water, as well as the rights to operate the
sewerage system.
The
East Zone is home to some 6.2 million people now. It includes the cities of Makati, Pasig,
Mandaluyong, Marikina, San Juan and Taguig, most parts of Quezon City, some
parts of Manila, and the municipality of Pateros. It also covers cities and municipalities in
Rizal Province further east of Metro Manila.
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