MANILA, Philippines- Sakaling hindi umulan sa Mayo, sinabi ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na inaasahang bababa ang water level ng pangunahing water source ng Metro Manila, ang Angat Dam, sa 176 metro, mas mababa sa minimum operating level na 180.
Hanggang nitong Biyernes, May 3, ang water level ng Angat Dam ay 186.86 metro, ayon sa environment department.
“If the water level goes down at 0.4 of a meter per day, that’s 12 meters per month times 30 days. So nasa 188 tayo meters nung May 1 and if you subtract 12 meters, it will become 176 by June 1, and if you subtract another 12, it will be 164 by July 1,” pahayag ni DENR Undersecretary of Integrated Environmental Science Carlos Primo David nitong Biyernes.
Inihayag ng opisyal na hindi umano nakaaalarma ang aktuwal na water level ng pangunahing pinagkukunan ng tubig sa Metro Manila, subalit sinabing dapat magtipid ng tubig ang publiko upang hindi maantala ang water service.
“Hindi pa alarming ‘yung actual water level. It’s still 6 meters above the minimum operating level of 180,” giit ni David.
“And in our historical decline of water level, it is still slightly above historical level at this date,” patuloy niya.
“What is alarming is the decline of water level. Yesterday (May 2), it declined by 0.52 of a meter. That is a decline I have not seen in recent times, I would say, because I look at it every day. Maybe in the last three years, walang (there’s no) 0.52,” paglalahad ng opisyal.
“We’re looking at the decline and reprojecting because it seems like it is no longer following the usual trend. Kasi it’s El Nino and we consume more relative to the previous years,” dagdag niya. RNT/SA
