Water level at Angat Dam inching closer back to 160-meter critical level

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Angat Dam’s water level has further declined on Tuesday amid a weak southwest monsoon or “habagat” prevailing over the country.

Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s monitoring as of Tuesday morning, the water level at Angat Dam was down to 160.58 meters, which was 0.43 meters lower than last Monday’s 161.01 meters.National Water Resources Board Executive Director Sevillo David Jr. said they are maintaining the 36 cubic meters per second water allocation for July.

David said that once the Angat Dam reaches its 180-meter mark, the NWRB may increase the water allocated for Metro Manila’s domestic requirements. The normal water allocation is 48 cms. “It is a priority of the technical working group composed of NWRB, MWSS and its concessionaires, NIA , NPC , to sustainably manage the water in

PAGASA weather specialist Meno Mendoza said the weak habagat continues to affect the extreme portion of Northern Luzon on Tuesday.

 

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