Typhoon Rolly fills Angat Dam; enough water supply to last up to 2021

MANILA, Philippines — The water level in Angat Dam has gone up to 202 meters Tuesday (November 3), close to reaching its normal level of 210 meters.
The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) said the recent typhoons have significantly added to the supply of water in the dam.
The NWRB is confident that such an increase in the water level is enough to supply the whole of Metro Manila until the next dry season in the following year.
The agency added that apart from the recent typhoon, rains brought by La Niña has contributed a lot to cause the increasing water level in Angat Dam.
Based on the projection of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), more rains are expected in the coming days and that the 212-meter target water level of Angat Dam will be met by the end of the 2020.
With the increase of Angat Dam’s water supply, the NWRB has also increased the allocation of water in Metro Manila to 46 cubic meter per second (cms) this month from the previous 44 cms.
The agency, on the other hand, decreased the water allocation in the agricultural lands of Bulacan and Pampanga to 15 cms in time for the harvest season. — (with details from Joan Nano) /mbmf