Laguna Water expands its desludging services in Pagsanjan, Laguna

Besides delivering potable water supply 24/7, Laguna Water will offer desludging or septic tank siphoning for its customers in Pagsanjan, Laguna starting December 2022.

Since the beginning of desludging services in Santa Rosa, Binan, and Cabuyao in 2018, more than 51,056 households have already been visited and inspected. A total of 8,221 customers have been provided with the service with an accumulated 16,050 cubic meters of septage collected and treated at Laguna Technopark Inc. Sewage and Septage Treatment Plant (LTI SSTP)

In October of this year, Laguna Water completed the upgrade of the treatment plant to include Biological Nutrient Removal (BR). The BR project constructed tanks and included additional processes to lower nutrients such as nitrates, ammonia, and phosphates to comply with DEN DAO 2021-19, which aim to strengthen the limits of monitored parameters before returning treated wastewater to our rivers.

The septage or wastewater from septic tanks will be collected and hauled by Laguna Water’s desludging trucks to the company’s sewage and septage treatment plant. The septage collected will undergo stringent treatment processes to comply with the strict parameter standards of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Laguna Water’s desludging service is aligned with the company’s flagship program on sanitation – the Tamang Sanitasyon Equals Kalusugan, Kalinisan, at Kaunlaran ng Bayan (TSEK ng Bayan). TSEK ng Bayan centers on environmental services, such as sewage management, desludging, collection, transport, and septage treatment. It is the company’s share in responding to environmental challenges, including the pollution of water bodies such as Manila Bay and Laguna Lake.

“It is everyone’s responsibility to protect the environment and prevent water pollution while promoting the health and sanitation of communities. Laguna Water is your “kasangga” in attaining these environmental goals; that is why I am encouraging all our customers to avail of this service,” said Laguna Water General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Constantine