Water concessionaires Manila Water and Maynilad have requested for a rise of their water allocation from the Angat dam from 50 cubic meters per second (cms) to 52 cms.
The request was mentioned at a gathering attended by prime officers of the 2 water corporations and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Wednesday.
MWSS Deputy Administrator Jose Dorado advised GMA Integrated News that the request could be instantly relayed to the National Water Resources Board (NWRB).
Dorado mentioned the aim of the rise in water allocation was to replenish the Ipo and La Mesa dams.
He mentioned it was additionally meant to refill Maynilad’s reservoirs in order that the water distribution within the west space may return to regular.
NWRB Executive Director, Dr. Sevillano David Jr., advised GMA Integrated News that the request must undergo the NWRB Board.
He added that the identical board had earlier determined to decrease the water allocation for Metro Manila to 48 cms this April stating that this was its common allocation within the first place.
David mentioned the NWRB needed to think about the technical deserves of the request contemplating the present state of affairs of the dam.
He added that the choice to return to the common allocation of 48 cms was obligatory to organize for the doubtless incidence of El Niño.
The NWRB units the water allocation for MWSS each month. —NB, GMA Integrated News
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