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===Water supply, power and telecommunications=== [[File:View From Zip-Line Start, La Mesa Ecopark - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[La Mesa Ecopark]] in the [[La Mesa Watershed Reservation]], which also contains the [[La Mesa Dam and Reservoir]]]] Water services is provided by [[Maynilad Water Services]] for the west and northern part of the city and [[Manila Water]] for the southeastern part. The Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 (NBAQ4), constructed by Manila Water, is the largest water supply infrastructure project in [[Metro Manila]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 (NBAQ4) project: Connecting Vision, People and Experience |url=https://mwss.gov.ph/novaliches-balara-aqueduct-4-nbaq4-project-connecting-vision-people-and-experience/ |publisher=Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System |access-date=July 8, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190954/https://mwss.gov.ph/novaliches-balara-aqueduct-4-nbaq4-project-connecting-vision-people-and-experience/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> NBAQ4 measures {{Convert|7.3|km|mi|sp=us}} long and {{Convert|3.1|m|ft|sp=us}} in diameter, and the aqueduct has a capacity of 1,000 MLD (millions of liters per day) or {{cvt|1000|kL}} per day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 (NBAQ4) Project |url=https://cmcgruppo.com/cmc/en/project/novaliches-balara-aqueduct-4-nbaq4-project/ |publisher=Cmc |access-date=July 8, 2021 |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826170835/https://cmcgruppo.com/en/projects/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[La Mesa Dam and Reservoir]] is situated at the northernmost part of the city, covering an area of more than {{convert|27|sqkm|sqmi|sp=us}}. The reservoir contains the [[La Mesa Watershed Reservation|La Mesa Watershed]] and [[La Mesa Ecopark|Ecopark]].i Electric services are provided by [[Meralco]], the sole electric power distributor in Metro Manila. As of December 2009, Meralco has a total of 512,255 customers within the city: 461,645 (90.1%) residential, 49,082 (9.6%) commercial, and 1,110 (0.2%) industrial. Street lights have 418 accounts.<ref name="QCHistory" /><ref>{{cite news |title=CLUP 2011-2025 Final Version |url=https://quezoncity.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CLUP-2011-2025-Final-Version.pdf |publisher=Quezon City Government|access-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref> As of October 2019, the city has 26,776 [[LED lamp|LED]] streetlights.<ref name="QC-GLCN-2021" /> With the liberalization of the telecommunications industry, the city benefitted by having more firms that offer telephone and internet services. Notable telecommunication companies operating in the city include [[PLDT]]/[[Smart Communications]], [[Globe Telecom]], [[Dito Telecommunity]], Multimedia and Eastern Telecommunications Services, Inc.<ref name="QCHistory" />
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