Angat Dam water level drops below 212 meters

MANILA, Philippines — The water level of Angat Dam dropped to 211.68 meters amid the threat of the El Niño weather phenomenon, according to the state weather bureau.

The dam’s normal high water level is 212 meters.

As of 6 a.m. yesterday, Angat Dam’s water level decreased by 0.14 meters.

Other dams in Luzon also recorded declining water levels, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Based on the PAGASA Hydrometeorology Division’s monitoring, the water level of Ipo Dam in Bulacan dropped to 98.04 meters, which was below its normal high water level of 101 meters.

The dam’s water level was previously 98.13 meters.

The water level of La Mesa Dam in Quezon City also dropped to 78.98 meters or 0.08 meters below its previous level of 79.06 meters.

Ambuklao Dam in Benguet dropped to 751.42 meters (from 751.45 meters); San Roque Dam in Pangasinan, 252.41 meters (from 252.79 meters); Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija, 194.21 meters (from 194.39 meters); Magat Dam in Isabela, 185.64 meters (from 185.98 meters), and Caliraya Dam in Laguna, 286.63 meters (from 286.75 meters).

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage and System division manager Patrick Dizon earlier said that based on the MWSS projection last month, Angat Dam’s water level could reach 178 meters by the end of June.

Angat Dam supplies more than 90 percent of Metro Manila’s potable water needs and provides for the irrigation needs of 25,000 hectares of farmlands in Bulacan and Pampanga.