Parts of Marikina, Rizal waterless for 3 days

MANILA, Philippines - Manila Water yesterday appealed for public understanding as several barangays in Marikina and Rizal will be waterless for three days.

The water service interruption will start from 10 p.m. on March 15 until 10 p.m. on March 18.

Manila Water said the temporary inconvenience in water services is due to the implementation of its seismic retrofitting project.

The project is part of a mitigation plan to ensure the reliability of water services to residents in the east zone in case of natural calamities such as earthquakes, where water pipes could be at risk of breakage.

Marang Road in Barangay Maly and Villa San Mateo I in Barangay Guitnangbayan Uno in San Mateo, Rizal as well as Hillside and Cortijos Subdivisions in Barangay San Rafael in Rodriguez will have to endure 72 hours of dry tap.

The water concessionaire has started installing 11 seismic joints at three major points along the 1.3-meter pipe that crosses West Valley Fault.

Other affected areas are barangays San Rafael, Geronimo, San Isidro, Burgos, Balite, San Jose, Manggahan and Rosario in San Mateo; barangays Maly, Ampid 1, Ampid 2, Banaba, Guitnangbayan 1, Guitnangbayan 2, Dulong Bayan 1, Dulong Bayan 2, Sto. Niño, Silangan, Sta. Ana, Malanday, Gulod Malaya, and Guinayang in Rodriguez.

Barangays Concepcion Uno, Concepcion Dos, Fortune, Nangka, Marikina Heights, Parang and Tumana, all in Marikina City, will have no water supply from March 16 to 18.

Residents of affected barangays are advised to store water for the duration of the service interruption.

Water tanks will be deployed to affected areas, Manila Water said.