The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) is searching for to retain its elevated allocation of 52 cubic meters per second (cms) from the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system for the remainder of June to keep away from water interruptions in Metro Manila and its close by areas.
In an interview with reporters on Tuesday, MWSS Angat/Ipo Operations Management Division head Patrick James Dizon mentioned the company had submitted a proper request to the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) “two weeks ago.”
“That [letter] is proposing to maintain our 52 cubic meters per second allocation natin from Angat Dam… because this is the allocation needed for the entire Metro Manila and adjacent province to maintain a no water interruption in areas being supplied by Angat,” Dizon mentioned in a mixture of English and Filipino.
In April, the NWRB raised the allocation for the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to 52 cms from the sooner accredited improve of fifty cms.
The identical allocation was additionally conditionally accredited for the month of May.
Dizon mentioned that in the course of the months of March, April, May, and June, the water stage in Angat Dam is “historically” decrease.
“By the onset of July, August, and September, the water elevations go up because that is when the rain comes in watershed areas,” he mentioned.
The MWSS official mentioned the company and the NWRB could have a particular board assembly on Wednesday, May 31, to debate the retention of the 52 cms allocation.
The MWSS is the federal government’s water distribution utility serving Metro Manila and close by provinces. It has concession offers with Manila Water and Maynilad to serve the east and west zones of Metro Manila.—AOL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
