NWRB Exec. Dir. Sevillo David Jr. confirms the 48 CMS water allocation for concessionaires, 20 CMS for NIA is now being implemented as water level in Angat Dam dipped to 179.99m at 6am Saturday, below its 180m minimum operating level. | kaithreencruz
— The National Water Resources Board said it will implement allocation cuts for Metro Manila and the National Irrigation Administration until the end of July if Angat Dam's water level dips below 180 meters amid El Niño."For MWSS 48 cubic meters per second , NIA up to 20 CMS until the end of July," the NWRB said Thursday.These proposals are lower than the allocations set for July, specifically 50 cms for Metro Manila, and 28.5 cms for irrigation in Bulacan and Pampanga.
Water level in Angat has been decreasing for the past five days, according to Oyie Pagulayan, a hydromet city weather specialist at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration . As of 6 a.m. of July 6, Angat's water level was at 180.89 meters — down from 181.22 meters a day earlier.PAGASA said up to 14 tropical cyclones are expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility until December.
It noted that this is lower than the average number of weather disturbances the country gets during the period and not all of them may pass through Angat Dam.
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