The water level of Angat Dam and five other dams in the country has dropped further due to the country's dry season, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
In the monitoring as of 6 a.m., Angat Dam reached 201.60 meters on Sunday, 31 meters lower than its level on Saturday morning of 201.91 meters.
Moreover, Angat Dam provides more than 90% of Metro Manila's potable water needs as well as irrigation for 25,000 hectares of farmland in Bulacan and Pampanga.
Ipo Dam, on the other hand, was at 98.68 meters, 0.05 meters less than its previous level of 98.73 meters on Saturday; Binga Dam, 570.14 meters, was.47 meters less than its previous level of 570.61 meters; San Roque Dam, 241.41 meters, was down by.43 meters compared to the Saturday level of 241.84 meters; and Pantabangan Dam, 183.20 meters, was.31 meters less than its previous level of 183.51 meters.
In a separate radio interview, PAGASA hydrologist Oyi Pagulayan stated that high temperatures cause excessive water evaporation.
It is too early to tell whether the dams will reach critical levels, according to Agulayan.
She urged the public to continue conserving water in the face of the El Niño threat.
According to Pagulayan, Angat Dam is 11.47 meters above its rule curve elevation of 190.13 meters.
Sevillo David Jr., Executive Director of the National Water and Resources Board (NWRB), has urged the public to conserve water in order to avoid the country's experience in 2019 when the level of Angat Dam dropped to as low as 116 meters due to the El Niño phenomenon.
Meanwhile, El Niño is expected to begin in June or July 2023, according to PAGASA.
