Water level at Angat Dam goes down anew
Published Jul 6, 2019 12:34 pm
By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz
The water level at Angat Dam on Saturday has gone down again amid the temporary weakening of the southwest monsoon or habagat.
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Angat Dam’s level was down to 161.45 meters on Saturday morning, from 161.69 meters last Friday.
It was above the 160-meter critical level, but still way below Angat Dam’s 180-meter minimum operating level and 210-meter normal high water level.
The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) said it will maintain the allocation of 36 cubic meters per second to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System for domestic water supply in Metro Manila for July.
It earlier explained that maintaining the said allocation was one way of managing the water deposit at Angat Dam, as well as secure both domestic and irrigation requirements for the rest of the year.
This Sunday, PAGASA weather specialist Meno Mendoza said the whole Luzon and some parts of Visayas will have generally warm and humid weather in the morning with isolated rain showers in the afternoon or evening.
Meanwhile, a low pressure area (LPA) around 260 kilometers north-northwest of Zamboanga del Sur will bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Palawan, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay.
PAGASA advised the public that rains, especially during severe thunderstorms, could trigger possible flash floods or landslides over low-lying and mountainous areas.
By Monday until Wednesday, PAGASA said Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan will experience cloudy skies and scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the habagat.
Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Angat Dam’s level was down to 161.45 meters on Saturday morning, from 161.69 meters last Friday.
It was above the 160-meter critical level, but still way below Angat Dam’s 180-meter minimum operating level and 210-meter normal high water level.
The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) said it will maintain the allocation of 36 cubic meters per second to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System for domestic water supply in Metro Manila for July.
It earlier explained that maintaining the said allocation was one way of managing the water deposit at Angat Dam, as well as secure both domestic and irrigation requirements for the rest of the year.
This Sunday, PAGASA weather specialist Meno Mendoza said the whole Luzon and some parts of Visayas will have generally warm and humid weather in the morning with isolated rain showers in the afternoon or evening.
Meanwhile, a low pressure area (LPA) around 260 kilometers north-northwest of Zamboanga del Sur will bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Palawan, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay.
PAGASA advised the public that rains, especially during severe thunderstorms, could trigger possible flash floods or landslides over low-lying and mountainous areas.
By Monday until Wednesday, PAGASA said Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan will experience cloudy skies and scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the habagat.
Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.