Tag: Angat Dam

Rotational water service interruptions start tonight as dams’ water level continues decline

  (Eagle News) — Starting Thursday night, October 24, both the Manila Water Company and the Maynilad Water Services Inc., will once again implement rotational water service interruptions because of decreasing water levels at the Angat and Ipo dams. Maynilad noted the “scant rainfall” at the Angat and Ipo watersheds over the past few days. It said that this has resulted in a’the continuous decline of raw water levels in the Angat and Ipo Dams.” […]

Angat water level dam now up and exceeds 160-meter critical mark due to storm Falcon’s rains

  (Eagle News) – Because of the strong rains brought by storm Falcon the previous day, Angat dam’s water level today, Friday, June 19, as of 6 a.m. had gone up and is now above the 160-meter critical level. The water level is at 160.16 meters this morning. This meant that strong rains yesterday, Thursday (July 18), dumped almost two meters of rain, specifically 1.89 meters,  to the daw.  The water level in Angat dam […]

Angat dam water level continues to dip despite rains; but water in La Mesa, Ipo dams still up

  (Eagle News) – The water level of Angat dam continued to go down despite the rains brought by storm Falcon as it dipped to 158.27 meters as of 6 a.m. today, Thursday, July 18. From 158.38 meters on Wednesday 6 a..m., July 17, the water level decreased by 11 centimeters, according to PAGASA’s latest dam update. This meant that the water level is now almost two meters below the 160 meter critical level. But […]

Angat dam water further dips below critical level, but La Mesa dam water goes up due to rains

  (Eagle News) – Angat dam’s water level continued to go down below the 160-meter critical level with the level recorded at 158.75 meters as of Monday morning, July 15, according to PAGASA’s dam monitoring. The dam water level decreased by 40 centimeters compared to Sunday morning’s level at 159.15. There were not enough rains in Bulacan the past few days which contributed to the declining water level there. In contrast, the La Mesa dam’s […]

Angat dam dips below critical level anew

  (Eagle News) – After days of hot weather with almost no rains, Angat dam’s water level went below the 160 meter critical level as of Thursday morning, July 11. According the PAGASA’s dam monitoring, the dam’s water level as of 6 a.m. Thursday stood at 159.93 down from (July 10) Wednesday morning’s 160.30 La Mesa Dam’s water level also went down to 72.16 meters from Wednesday morning’s 72.21 meters. This was, however, still above […]

Angat Dam’s water level up anew, goes above 160-meter critical level after heavy monsoon rains

  (Eagle News) – Angat Dam’s water level finally recovered enough to go above the 160-meter critical level on Tuesday, July 2, after heavy monsoon rains the previous day. As of Tuesday, 6 a.m., Angat Dam’s water level was at 160.29 meters, or 29 centimeters above the critical level and this would likely go further up in the next few days with PAGASA predicting more monsoon rains. The dam’s water level on Monday, July 2, […]

Finally, Angat dam’s water level up after heavy monsoon rains; La Mesa dam’s water level also up

  (Eagle News) — Heavy rains on Saturday in Bulacan were finally enough to raise the water level of Angat Dam which was recorded at 158.64 meters as of  Sunday (June 30) at 6 a.m. Because of continuous heavy rains,  Angat Dam’s water level was up by 68 centimeters, from a low of 157.96 meters 6 a.m. on Saturday, June 29. The increase in Angat Dam’s water level on June 30 broke the continuous decline […]

Angat Dam’s water continues critical downtrend, while La Mesa dam’s water level still up due to rains

  (Eagle News) – Despite occasional heavy rains in parts of Luzon, Angat Dam’s water level continued to dip below the 160-meter critical level with the latest recorded level at 157.96 meters as of Saturday morning, June 29. Saturday morning’s water level in Angat Dam was six centimeter below Friday morning’s level of 158.02 meters. Since June 22, Angat Dam’s water level continued to go below the critical level despite the monsoon rains. But the […]

#EBCphotography: Angat Dam thirsting for rain

    (Eagle News) —  Amid a dramatic backdrop of vast cloudy skies, Angat Dam in Bulacan — one of the main sources of water for millions of Metro Manila residents — can be seen here in these photos with its exposed bare embankment that had previously submerged in water. Located 38 kilometers north of Metro Manila, the Angat Reservoir and Dam supplies 98 percent of Metro Manila’s Water needs with a storage capacity of […]

Heavy rains raise La Mesa Dam water to above 69-meter critical level; but Angat dam level still down

  (Eagle News) – The strong rains in Metro Manila the past few days had benefited La Mesa Dam which now has a water level that has gone above the critical level mark of 69 meters as of 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 25. The La Mesa Dam water level was recorded at 69.20 meters from Monday’s 68.66 meters. In just 24 hours, the water level in La Mesa Dam in Quezon City had an additional […]

NWRB tells public, “Conserve water, hope for heavy rains” as Angat dam continues dip below critical level

  (Eagle News) – The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) advised the public to conserve water and to “hope for heavy rains” as the water level in Angat Dam continued to dip below the critical level of 160 meters as it registered a level of only 159.09 meters, resulting in a further decrease in the water allocation for Metro Manila and surrounding areas. “We again appeal to the public to conserve water and hope for […]

Manila Water starts rotational service interruptions Tuesday night as Angat Dam nears critical level

(Eagle News) – Manila Water started its rotational service interruption Tuesday night in its East Zone concession area as the water in Angat Dam in Bulacan nears its critical level. In an advisory, Manila Water said that its customers in the East Zone would experience rotational water service interruptions from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight. ADVISORY: As a result of the reduction in water allocation from Angat Dam for both concessionaires, Manila Water will be […]