Boracay Water

Boracay Water is the operating brand of Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (BIWC), a Philippine utility joint venture established to provide water and environmental infrastructure services on Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. The venture combines the participation of Manila Water Company through its subsidiary Manila Water Philippine Ventures and the Philippine Tourism Authority, which was later succeeded in this role by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority. BIWC was incorporated on December 7, 2009, and began operations on January 1, 2010. Its concession covers the entire island, including the three barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag and Yapak and the commercial areas commonly identified as Stations 1, 2 and 3. The concession gave the company exclusive rights to operate, manage and expand the island’s water and used-water facilities for 25 years, with an option for a further 25-year renewal. The company was also assigned responsibility for operating and maintaining the existing drainage system once that system was completed. The business was created in response to the infrastructure demands of Boracay, a major Philippine tourism destination with a large seasonal visitor population alongside its permanent residents. Its service scope includes the delivery of potable water, sewerage or used-water services, rehabilitation and expansion of related infrastructure, and an eventual drainage-management role. This places the brand within the tourism-utility and environmental-services sectors rather than the consumer packaged-water market. A central part of Boracay Water’s operating mandate has been the rehabilitation of the Balabag Sewage Treatment Plant. According to the referenced description of the company, the facility processes approximately 6.5 million liters of used water per day and has consistently complied with pollution-control parameters set by the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The company’s infrastructure work is intended both to support the island’s economic activity and to reduce environmental pressure on Boracay’s beaches and surrounding waters. Boracay Water’s public identity is therefore closely connected with the sustainability of the island’s tourism economy. Its customers and stakeholders include local residents, hotels, commercial establishments, government agencies and visitors whose presence affects demand for water and wastewater capacity. The available reference material does not provide a detailed account of later corporate ownership changes, tariff history, named executives, financial results or current concession performance. Those areas require further verification from company, government or regulatory sources.

Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. was incorporated on December 7, 2009, as a joint venture involving Manila Water Company through Manila Water Philippine Ventures and the Philippine Tourism Authority. The entity adopted Boracay Water as its operating brand and was established to address the island’s need for organized water supply, wastewater and related environmental infrastructure. The company commenced operations on January 1, 2010. Under its concession arrangement, Boracay Water received exclusive authority to operate, manage and expand water and used-water facilities throughout Boracay Island for an initial 25-year term, with the possibility of renewal for an additional 25 years. The concession area includes Manoc-Manoc, Balabag and Yapak, the island’s three barangays, as well as the principal commercial tourism areas known as Stations 1, 2 and 3. Its mandate extended beyond potable-water delivery. The company was tasked with rehabilitating and improving existing water and used-water infrastructure, providing sewerage services and supporting the island’s environmental protection objectives. It was also granted responsibility for operating and maintaining the existing drainage system after completion of that system. These responsibilities reflected the close relationship between utility capacity, public health, tourism activity and marine environmental conditions on Boracay. One of the infrastructure projects associated with the operator is the rehabilitation of the Balabag Sewage Treatment Plant. The referenced material describes the facility as processing about 6.5 million liters of used water per day and as consistently meeting stringent pollution-control parameters established by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The company’s stated service-development objective included increasing used-water-service coverage to 75 percent by 2016. Boracay Water’s historical role has consequently been that of a destination utility rather than a conventional national water brand. Its operating environment is defined by the island’s limited geographic area, highly variable tourism demand and the need to protect beaches and coastal waters. The available material identifies the original concession structure and operating mandate but does not establish later changes in ownership, leadership, concession renewal, financial performance or current service coverage. These matters should be researched separately before being added to the dossier.

• 2016

  Used-water coverage target

  [1]Boracay Wateren.wikipedia.org

  The company targeted raising used-water-service coverage to 75 percent by 2016.

• 2010

  Operations commenced

  [1]Boracay Wateren.wikipedia.org

  Boracay Water began operating on January 1, 2010, taking responsibility for water and used-water services across Boracay Island.

• 2010

  Island-wide concession implemented

  [1]Boracay Wateren.wikipedia.org

  The company received exclusive rights under a 25-year concession to operate, manage and expand water and used-water facilities across the island, with a possible further 25-year renewal.

• 2009

  Company incorporated

  [1]Boracay Wateren.wikipedia.org

  Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. was incorporated on December 7, 2009, as a joint venture involving Manila Water Philippine Ventures and the Philippine Tourism Authority.

• Balabag Sewage Treatment Plant rehabilitated

  [1]Boracay Wateren.wikipedia.org

  Boracay Water undertook rehabilitation of the Balabag Sewage Treatment Plant, described as treating approximately 6.5 million liters of used water per day and meeting Department of Environment and Natural Resources pollution-control parameters.

A tourism-focused utility and environmental-infrastructure operator supporting reliable water supply, wastewater treatment and the ecological sustainability of Boracay Island.

• Water utility service · 2010

  Potable water service

  Boracay Water delivers potable water to customers across Boracay Island, serving local communities and tourism-related establishments in Manoc-Manoc, Balabag and Yapak, including the commercial districts known as Stations 1, 2 and 3. The service is part of the company’s island-wide utility concession.

• Wastewater utility service · 2010

  Sewerage and used-water service

  The company operates and expands used-water and sewerage facilities intended to collect and treat wastewater generated by residents, businesses and tourism establishments. This service supports public health and environmental protection in a densely developed island destination where untreated discharge could threaten beaches and coastal waters.

• Drainage and environmental infrastructure

  Drainage management

  Boracay Water was granted the right to operate and maintain the existing drainage system upon its completion. The drainage role forms part of the company’s broader infrastructure mandate, alongside potable-water delivery and wastewater management.

1. 1Boracay Wateren.wikipedia.org