Subic Water

Area, Rizal Highway, Subic Bay Address: Former SubCom Area, Date Visited: February 1, 2016

I. INTRODUCTION Mission We are committe committed d to cotiu cotiually ally e!ceed e!ceed our cu"tomer cu"tomer"# "# e!$ecta e!$ectatio tio" " throug through h our %ual %uality ity wate waterr ad ad "er&i "er&ice" ce"'' We "hall "hall $er$ $er$etu etuall ally y $rotec $rotectt the the e&iromet i all a"$ect" o( our o$eratio"' We "hall etrace, $romote ad li&e out our core &alue", ad create a healthy ad "a(e wor)ig e&iromet coduci&e to our growth ad de&elo$met' * $ur"uit o( the"e commitmet" ad i (ull com$liace with a$$licable legal ad other re%uiremet", we "hall become a bechmar) o( e!cellece i the idu"try'

Vision Beyod +uality Water ad Ser&ice"' A Bechmar) o( !cellece'

Company Profile Subic Water ad Sewerage Co', *c -S.B*CWA/R i" Southea"t A"ia" $ioeer $ioeer com$ay com$ay which which itroduc itroduced ed the (ir"t (ir"t $ublic$ $ublic$ri&a ri&ate te $arter $arter"hi "hi$ $ -333, -333, buildo$eratead tra"(er -B4/ model i the water ad wa"tewater "er&ice" idu" idu"try try'' /he /he com$a com$ay y wa" wa" (ormed (ormed i light light o( the the im$e im$edi dig g wate waterr cri"i cri"i" " i 4loga$o City durig the 50", ad the growig commercial water re%uiremet" o( the boomig Subic Bay Free$ort oe'

S.B*CWA/R i" a co"ortium o( 7'8' Co"u9i *c' -78C*, a Fili$io co"tructio (irm: Sembcor$ *du"trie" ;td', -"embcor$ a Siga$orea water  utility "$eciali"t: the City ' * $ur"uit o( deli&erig worldcla"" "er&ice" to cu"tomer", S.B*CWA/R became the (ir"t *S4certi(ied water utility i South a"t A"ia'  At $re"et, S.B*CWA/R i" certi(ied to com$ly with *S4 5001?200@ -+uality 8aagemet Sy"tem, *S4 1001?200Cor 1?2005 -&irometal 8aagemet Sy"tem, ad 4HSAS 1@001?2001 -4ccu$atioal Health ad Sa(ety 8aagemet Sy"tem'

Plant Facilities Water Treatment and Distribution

S.B*CWA/R relie" hea&ily o raw "ur(ace water to "u$$ly the eed" o(  the regio' * (act, 55 o( it" raw water come" (rom ri&er", thereby re%uirig a multi"tage treatmet $roce"", a" o$$o"ed to water (rom dee$ well", which re%uire a miimal di"i(ectio oly' S.B*CWA/R o$erate" two co&etioalty$e water treatmet $lat" with a combied daily $roductio ca$acity o( >> millio liter"' /he out$ut (rom the two $lat" i" beig augmeted by (our acti&e dee$ well" located i &ariou" $art" o(  the (rachi"e area' * total, the com$ay#" water $roductio ca$acity i" at @'0D 8;7 -millio liter" $er day'

Binictican Water Treatment Plant 

Sittig $eace(ully at the (oot o( the Biictica Fore"t i" the Biictica Water  /reatmet 3lat -BW/3' /hi" $lat draw" it" raw water (rom "i! ri&er" cuttig through thi" Free$ort#" &irgi (ore"t"' *t" total $roductio ca$acity i" =5 8;7, eough to "u$$ly the (ull water re%uiremet o( thi" (ormer .S Ea&al Ba"e ad about hal( o(  4loga$o City#" water demad' /wo well" i the Free$ort add a combied $roductio o( 1'=D 8;7 o to$ o( BW/3#" out$ut' ;ocated i"ide the BW/3 com$oud i" S.B*CWA/R#" laboratory, where all water %uality te"t"$hy"ical ad bacteriological are beig carried out'  All ma9or com$oet" o( the BW/3 ha&e bee recetly rei(orced with high"tregth carbo com$o"ite" ad gla"" (iber" to legthe their li(e"$a'

Mabayuan Water Treatment Plant 

/hi" (acility i" "ituated at the orther $art o( 4loga$o City' *t draw" it" raw water (rom two $oit" o( the 8abayua Ri&er? at the 4ld 7am which tra"$ort" raw water through "heer gra&ity, ad at the Eew 7am, which i" i the dow"tream $ortio o( thi" water body' /he 8abayua Water /reatmet 3lat -8W/3 ca o$erate o a ma!imum ca$acity o( =@ 8;7 (or di"tributio to "e&e baragay" o( the City? a"t Ba9acba9ac, We"t Ba9acba9ac, Gala)la, 8abayua, Sta' Rita,
al)alie $ro$ertie"i all "tage" o( the treatmet cycle, (rom raw water  e!tractio to $uri(icatio ad (iltratio'

Sewerage Systems

/he collectio, treatmet, ad di"$o"al o( wa"tewater i Subic Bay Free$ort are accom$li"hed through "e&e "e$arate "ewerage "y"tem" i the area" o( Cetral Bu"ie"" 7i"trict, ro, Biictica, Galayaa, Boto, Cubi, ad Cubi Ho"$ital' 4&erall, the com$ay o$erate" ad maitai" "e&e "ewage treatmet $lat" -S/3", @0 )m" o( "ewer $i$elie", 1,=>@ "ewer mahole", ad =2 "ewage li(t "tatio"' * 4loga$o City, S.B*CWA/R o((er" "aitatio "er&ice" oly' /he com$ay, howe&er, ha" a Sewerage 8a"ter$la com$letely draw u$ ad $re"eted to the $ublic i a" early a" 2006' /he "igi(icat e((ect o water tari((, ad the ma9or tra((ic di"turbace that the ma""i&e "ewer $i$elie layig would brig, are the ma9or i""ue" that ha&e bee co"idered i the $uttig the ma"ter$la i the "idelie"'

II. MANUFACTURIN PROC!"" Mixing 

Chemical" are added to the raw water to remo&e im$uritie", bad ta"te, ad odor' Chlorie )ill" bacteria ad other microorgai"m, coagulat" bid to im$uritie", $olymer" aid coagulatio, ad lime cotrol" acidity'

Coagulation and Flocculation

Water ow goe" to the (locculatio chamber' /he added chemical" coagulate or bid to the im$uritie" "uch a" dirt, (ormig $article" called (loc"#' /he"e (loc" grow larger ad hea&ier ad e&etually "ettle at the bottom o( the ta)'

Sedimentation

Clear water i" ta)e (rom the u$$er $ortio o( the (locculatio chamber  ad i" "et to the clari(ier, where water "tay" (or a relati&ely loger time' /hi" allow" the (ier $article" ot ca$tured by the (loc" to "ettle at the bottom o( the clari(ier'

Filtration

Water (rom the u$$er $art o( the clari(ier" i" made to $a"" through the (ilter" to remo&e the (ie"t im$uritie"'

Disinfection

/he right do"age o( chlorie i" added to )ee$ the water (ree (rom bacteria' /he (ullytreated water ca ow be di"tributed to hou"ehold" ad bu"ie"" e"tabli"hmet"'

Water Quality Monitoring 

Water "am$le" (rom all o&er 4loga$o City ad Subic Bay Free$ort are beig collected ad brought daily to our 74Haccredited laboratory (or $hy"ical, chemical, ad bacteriological te"tig'

PROC!"" F#O$ C%ART

III.

!NVIRONM!NTA# A"P!CT * the ab"ece o( a "ewerage "y"tem i the city, o((icial" ha&e $a""ed a re"olutio $re"cribig a "tadard "e$tic ta) de"ig ad the (re%uecy o( "e$tic ta) cleaig to "tregthe the im$lemetatio o(  the Code o Saitatio o( the 3hili$$ie"'

IV.

RO#! OF C%!MICA# !NIN!!R Chemical gieer" o the water treatmet (acility "u$er&i"e the chemical $roce"" wherei it re%uire" moitorig the $arameter" to meet the re%uired "tadard i e&ery "tage o( water treatmet' Al"o, they e"ure that the water that udergoe" the treatmet will meet the

"tadard ad law" im$o"ed by 7e$artmet o( &iromet ad Eatural Re"ource"'

V.

O&"!RVATION" AND R!COMM!NDTION" /he water treatmet (acility ha" guardrail" to e"ure the "a(ety o( e&ery $er"oel which i" oe o( the mai $rioritie" i e&ery (acility' *t i" a good thig that the (acility i" a "emiautomatio cotrol that hel$" to moitor e&ery $arameter ad al"o it icrea"e" the $lat e((iciecy' But, they "till eed to im$ro&e the $roce"" (low to o$timize the $lat e((iciecy ad $roductio'  Al"o, the water (acility eed" to oti(y their cu"tomer" that they al"o eed to hel$ to remo&e their dome"tic wa"te "uch a" dia$er", "aitary $ad" ad etc' o their "ewage water becau"e it hider" ad decrea"e" the (lowrate'