The Marikina North Sewage Treatment Plant is a sewage treatment plant in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines. Managed by Manila Water, the facility is the largest sewage treatment plant in the Philippines processing 100 million liters (26,000,000 U.S. gal) of used water daily.[1]
| Marikina North Sewage Treatment Plant | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Sewage treatment plant |
| Location | Balubad Resettlement Area |
| Town or city | Marikina |
| Country | Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°40′02.2″N 121°06′02.0″E / 14.667278°N 121.100556°E |
| Elevation | 26.5 m (87 ft) |
| Inaugurated | November 24, 2016 |
| Cost | ₱2.7 billion[1] |
| Owner | Manila Water |
| Grounds | 2 hectares (4.9 acres) |
It is situated in the Balubad Resettlement Area in Barangay Nangka in Marikina. Aside from Marikina, the sewage treatment plant also covers the town of San Mateo in Rizal and other nearby areas.[2] It is built on a 2 hectares (4.9 acres) land with an elevation of 26.5 meters (87 ft) above ground as measure against flooding. The facility discharges treated water to the Marikina River.[3] The treatment plant makes use of the Sequence Batch Reactor biological treatment process.[4]
The Marikina North Sewage Treatment Plant was inaugurated on November 24, 2016.[3]
External links
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References
edit- ^ a b "Manila Water completes Marikina sewage treatment plant". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 23, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Marikina North Wastewater Project". Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System. June 16, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Manila Water inaugurates PHL's largest sewage treatment plant". Manila Water. November 28, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Manila Water ramps up programs on used-water management". BusinessMirror. October 8, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2020.