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Marikina North Sewage Treatment Plant

Coordinates: 14°40′02.2″N 121°06′02.0″E / 14.667278°N 121.100556°E / 14.667278; 121.100556
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Marikina North Sewage Treatment Plant
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeSewage treatment plant
LocationBalubad Resettlement Area
Town or cityMarikina
CountryPhilippines
Coordinates14°40′02.2″N 121°06′02.0″E / 14.667278°N 121.100556°E / 14.667278; 121.100556
Elevation26.5 m (87 ft)
InauguratedNovember 24, 2016
Cost₱2.7 billion[1]
OwnerManila Water
Grounds2 hectares (4.9 acres)

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]

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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Manila Water completes Marikina sewage treatment plant". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 23, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Marikina North Wastewater Project". Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System. June 16, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Manila Water inaugurates PHL's largest sewage treatment plant". Manila Water. November 28, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Manila Water ramps up programs on used-water management". BusinessMirror. October 8, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2020.