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Philippines-Market
Project Background or Rationale
Public markets in the Philippines and around Asia
pose significant challenges for wastewater treatment
due to the relatively high strength of the discharges
and variability of flows. The Muntinlupa Public Market,
located in Muntinlupa City in the southern part of Metro
Manila, is one of the largest public markets in the
metropolitan area with 1,448 stalls and 24 hours a day
operation (Figure 1). Wastewater generated at
Philippine public markets tends to be very high
strength and land available for treatment is generally
quite small, necessitating a unique solution.
Figure 1
Location of water reuse the Muntinlupa
City public market
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Surfactants (MBAS)
mg/L
< 5.0
Oil/Grease (Petroleum
mg/L
< 5.0
Ether Extract
Phenolic Substances
mg/L
< 0.1
as Phenols
Total Coliforms
MPN/100mL
< 10,000
Figure 2
The public market was also the demonstration site of
the use of "coco-peat" for wastewater filtration
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Institutional/Cultural Considerations
As part of this project, a demonstration was done to
help inform the public and policy makers about the
unique solution and application of water reuse. The
public market also hosted a demonstration project to
show the public how a container full of coco-peat is
used as a filter for final treatment in some wastewater
treatment schemes being installed in two schools in
Muntinlupa City (Figure 2). As part of the start-up of
the system, former Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime
Fresnedi was asked to inaugurate the public market
wastewater treatment plant by turning on a faucet of
treated water for reuse (Figures 3 and 4).
Figure 3
LINAW Team Leader for Muntinlupa City John
Emmanuel Pabilonia and former Muntinlupa City
Mayor Jaime Fresnedi inspect the construction of
the public market treatment facility.
Figure 4
Former Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, with
former Environment Secretary Elisea Gozun (behind
the Mayor) inaugurates the public market
wastewater treatment plant by turning on a faucet of
treated water for reuse.
References
Revised Effluent Regulations of 1990. 1990. Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative
Order (DAO)-35, Government of the Republic of the
Philippines.
Retrieved
April
4,
2012,
from
<http://www.emb.gov.ph/laws/water%20quality%20manage
ment/dao90-35.html>.
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