With Angat Dam projected to breach its minimum operating level of 180 meters in three days, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) will be implementing lower water allocation for irrigation in Central Luzon starting May 1 to preserve the supply for Metro Manila’s domestic water requirements during the dry season.
The water level at Angat Dam, which is the main source of 96 percent of Metro Manila’s domestic water requirements and irrigation of about 27,000 hectares of farmlands in Bulacan and Pampanga, continued to decline due to lack of rain and increase in demand.
As of Thursday morning, NWRB Executive Director Sevillo David Jr. said Angat Dam’s water elevation was at 181.15 meters. This is further down by 0.48 meters from 181.63 last Wednesday.
“It is projected to breach the minimum operating level of 180 meters in three days,” David said.
Angat Dam’s normal high water level during the rainy season is 212 meters. (Ellalyn Ruiz)
