Construction begins for largest water reclamation facility in Philippines

Construction has begun for the P10.5-billion Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas (CAMANA) Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) project of the Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad).

Designed to treat 205 million liters per day (MLD) of wastewater, the CAMANA facility - which is being constructed by premier contractor D.M. Consunji, Inc. (DMCI) - will be the biggest of its kind in the Philippines once commissioned in the third quarter of 2024.

Around 1.2 million households in South Caloocan, Malaban and Navatos will benefit from the project.

CAMANA WRF is one of Maynilad’s large-scale, complex and multi-year capex projects.

“This is an enormous undertaking because it involves expanding the capacity of a 40-year old facility by over 600%,” said DMCI president and CEO Jorge A. Consunji said in a statement.

The project involves the rehabilitation and expansion of the Maynilad's 26 MLD Dagat-Dagatan Sewage Treatment Plant, which was built in the 1980s.

DMCI said it expects to employ up to 1,000 direct and indirect workers when the project hits its
peak around first quarter of 2023.

“This facility also represents two milestones for DMCI. Aside from being our largest wastewater project, to date, it is our first partnership with JFE Engineering Corporation of Japan,” Consunji said.

JFE Engineering Corporation is the engineering arm of the JFE Holdings, one of the largest corporations in the world according to the 2020 Fortune Global 500.

Known for building landmarks and pioneering structures, DMCI has built over 1,000 projects of varying scale and complexity, including the first skyscraper in the Philippines in the 1950s.

This year, DMCI is set to turn over IKEA Manila, the largest branch ever in the world. -MDM, GMA News