By Trisha Casabar
An official of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) on Thursday July 13, said they are not seeing the water level of Angat Dam to drop to a critical level of 160 meters.
In the July 13 Laging Handa briefing, MWSS division manager Patrick Dizon said that based on their projection and from the data provided by PAGASA, the lowest possible water level would be around 175 meters to 176 meters.
“Base na rin sa nagiging projection natin sa pag-ulan dito sa ating watershed at sa mga datos rin na mayroon tayo sa ating watershed, hindi natin nakikitang sasadsad ang lebel [ng tubig] ng ating Angat Dam,” Dizon said.
“Kung mangyari man iyon ay na-prepare na rin natin sa MWSS ang ating Angat Dam low level outlet, kung saan kaya rin tayong mabigyan ng tubig galing sa Angat Dam,” he added.
Dizon said the agency has been working closely with water concessionaires to address the impact of low water supply from the dam due to El Niño, with cross-border sharing of water allowed to provide water to areas with limited supply.
Meanwhile, the MWSS official said long-term projects are underway to decrease the 90% dependency on Angat Dam. -ag
