The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) on Wednesday mentioned it granted the request of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for an allocation of fifty cubic meters per second (cms), nonetheless above the traditional 48 cms allocation, from the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system for July.
“For the water allocation in Metro Manila, the Board decided to grant the allocation of 50 cms for July,” NWRB Executive Director Sevillo David Jr. mentioned in an interview with reporters.
This month, the NWRB set the water allocation from the Angat Dam at 52 cms for the MWSS to avert attainable water service interruptions.
“We need to monitor the development. If it is necessary to have an adjustment to manage the supply, we are not discounting that it can happen. But right now, it is 50 cms for July, but subject to adjustment if necessary,” David mentioned.
For irrigation, the NWRB chief mentioned the company set a most of 28.5 cms in Bulacan and Pampanga.
“We want to remind you that the fear of El Nino is still there, we need to manage the supply and prepare for this weather phenomenon,” he mentioned.
In a separate interview, MWSS Angat/Ipo Operations Management Division head Patrick James Dizon thanked the NWRB for granting its request for 50 cms allocation.
Dizon defined that the decrease allocation request took into consideration the projected excessive rainfall actions within the watershed subsequent month.
“Sa projection ng PAGASA na by July nasa near normal ang rainfall sa watershed considering din ‘yung mga augmentation measures na na-prepare during summer almost complete na rin. We are hopeful na we will be receiving rain this July sa watershed,” the MWSS official mentioned.
Since April, the NWRB has raised the water allocation for the MWSS – which has concession offers with Manila Water and Maynilad to serve the east and west zones of Metro Manila and close by provinces – to 52 cms amid the decrease rainfall through the scorching dry season.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
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