Enrique Razon joins efforts to solve water supply woes

Another tycoon has joined efforts to address the water crisis gripping Metro Manila.

Businessman Enrique Razon, through Prime Infra, plans to develop a water facility at the Wawa catchment area with a capacity of over 500 million liters per day in partnership with San Lorenzo Ruiz Builders & Developers Group Inc.

‘Not an immediate fix’

“This is not an immediate fix, but rather a medium to long term solution. Yet our project is one of the fastest and most sustainable ways to solve the current water crisis. If we don’t act now, this will be a recurring problem,” Razon said in a statement.

The Wawa catchment area traverses the municipality of Rodriguez and the city of Antipolo, both in the province of Rizal.

Prime Infra recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Manila Water to cooperate in the development of the Wawa Bulk Water Supply Project.

Guillaume Lucci, Prime Infra president and chief operating officer, is optimistic the project would get going considering government’s support to fast track this new water source for Metro Manila and Rizal province.