Manila Water encourages its customers to take advantage of the scheduled desludging services provided by the company and have their septic tanks siphoned and cleaned with no additional fees.

For the month of September, Manila Water’s desludging team will be present in the following barangays in the East Zone of Metro Manila: Barangays 766, 770, 772, 780, 782, 783, 792, 793, 866, 869, 873, 874, 875, 876, 894, 896, 897, 898, 899, 903, 904 and 905, all in the City of Manila; Welfareville in Barangay Addition Hills, Barangay Buwayang Bato, Hulo and Plainview in Mandaluyong City; Barangay Carmona, Poblacion, Sta. Cruz and Tejeros in Makati City; Barangay Tibagan in San Juan City; Barangay Katuparan in Taguig City; Barangay Culiat, Paligsahan, Matandang Balara, Marilag, Mangga, Kaunlaran, Immaculate Concepcion and Valencia in Quezon City; and Barangay Calumpang, Sto. Niño, Fortune, Nangka, San Roque and Sta. Elena in Marikina City.

In Rizal Province, desludging services will be available in Barangay San Isidro, Dalig and Dela Paz in Antipolo City, and Barangay Darangan in Binangonan.

Manila Water Corporate Communication Affairs Group Head Jeric Sevilla Jr. stressed the importance of availing of desludging services as it is beneficial to the environment and to the community.

“With regular septic tank desludging and maintenance every five to seven years, we help not just the environment but also the community. Whenever you have your septic tanks cleaned, all the wastewater collected from the septic vaults will undergo proper treatment before making its way to creeks, rivers and other waterways, thus reducing pollution. At the same time, you help the community by preventing the spread of waterborne diseases from overflowing septic tanks.” said Sevilla.

To avail of the siphoning service, residents of the said barangays can coordinate with their barangay officials or call the Manila Water Consumer Desk Hotline 1627 to verify the exact schedule.