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The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System [1] (Tagalog: Pangasiwaan ng Tubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalakhang Maynila), [5] formerly known as the National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (NAWASA), is the government agency that is in charge of water privatization in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of Cavite and Rizal in the Philippines.
Maynilad Water Services, Inc., better known as Maynilad, is the water and wastewater services provider of cities and municipalities that form the West Zone of the Greater Manila Area in the Philippines. It is an agent and contractor of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). [1]
The National Water Crisis Act [5] enacted by the Philippine government paved the way for government-run Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to turn over the operation of water utilities in the East Zone concession to Ayala-led Manila Water, and the West Zone of Metro Manila to Maynilad Water Services, Inc. in August 1997. This ...
The Umiray–Angat Transbasin Project (UATP) is an expansion project of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for the supply of the Angat Dam reservoir. The 13-kilometer-long (8.1 mi) 4.30-meter (14.1 ft) diameter tunnel-aqueduct system diverts waters from the Umiray River east of the Angat Basin. 20–30% of the water that is consumed in Metro Manila and its outlying regions ...
However, the regulator MWSS blocked this part of the tariff increase and brought the issue to the Supreme Court of the Philippines for a final decision. oel Yu, chief regulator at MWSS, says that Manila Water’s return on equity is "in the region of 20%", while Maynilad’s is "in the region of 40%". [41]
Global Water Awards in London: NEWater: 2008: Overall Grand Prize [21] IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence in London: PUB 2009: Water Project of the Year [22] Global Water Awards in Zurich, Switzerland: Deep Tunnel Sewerage System 2011: World Class Award under the Not-for-Profit Category [23] Global Performance Excellence Awards (GPEA) PUB 2013
Regarded as the highest honor from the IWA, and known as the IWA Grand Award between 2004 and 2008, the award is presented to the winner(s) at an upcoming World Water Congress & Exhibition. The IWA Global Water Award, bestowed by a review committee panelled by international experts spanning the water cycle, acknowledges any significant ...
The Water and Sanitation Program focused mostly on metropolitan areas. The Rural Water and Sanitation Project focuses mainly on the rural areas that don't have access to the materials that the metropolitan areas do. The RWSP expands the water and sewage infrastructure in areas that only have it in a small part of the country. [14]