MANILA - The Manila Water Company (Manila Water) on Friday commissioned the PHP5.6-billion Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 (NBAQ4) in Quezon City which will help ensure continuous water supply for over 7 million customers in the East Zone. In a statement, Manila Water said the new aqueduct, which will convey up to 1,000 million liters of water per day (MLD), will pave the way for the inspection, assessment and subsequent rehabilitation of three other existing aqueducts, which have been operating since 1929, 1956 and 1968, respectively. The NBAQ4 project involves the construction of a new intake facility and access bridge at the La Mesa reservoir, a 7.3-kilometer underground aqueduct with a 3.1-meter diameter passing under Commonwealth Avenue, and an outlet portal and downstream distribution works at the Balara treatment plant. The guest of honor during the event was Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan. "I know I have to participate in this occasion to emph
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