San Jose Water uses new filters

MANILA, Philippines - The San Jose del Monte City Water District (San Jose Water) is now operating its recently acquired automatic self-cleaning filter at its water treatment plant, as part of its continuing effort to further improve water quality.

The filters will increase the production capacity of San Jose Water’s treatment plants by 5,000 cubic meters of water per day which can easily serve safe and potable water to an additional 7,500 homeowners in the city.

The filters were acquired and installed by San Jose Water as a result of its twinning partnership with Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-Water), a national water company recognized in Asia for its stringent water quality management systems and operations. 

The 13-month partnership with K-Water focused on optimizing water treatment processes in one of two San Jose Water facilities and on improving water quality monitoring systems.

With K-Water’s support, San Jose Water upgraded its treatment facility to better remove manganese during El Niño and La Niña conditions, invested in new equipment for its laboratory to enhance water quality analysis, and improved treatment plant operations for filtration, pipe flushing and residual sludge management to lower turbidity.

At present, San Jose Water is serving safe and potable water 24 hours a day to more than 75,000 households in the city, representing 58 out of 59 barangays in the city.