TODAY'S DAM ELEVATION (10 August 2020, 8:00AM) | ANGAT DAM - Elevation: 181.67 meters Spilling Level: 217 meters | IPO DAM - Elevation: 99.27 meters Spilling Level: 101.10 meters | LA MESA DAM - Elevation: 78.68 meters Spilling Level: 80.15 meters
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All rights reserved. PAGASA Deputy Administrator Landrico Dalida said they have also discussed with other agencies the possibility of adding a provision in the National Building Code that would require an “underground rainwater tank” to be constructed in future buildings planned.© 2015 Nine Media Corp. CNN name, logo and all associated elements ™ and © 2015 Cable News Network. [Translation: This bill provides that rainwater will be used for urban and rural irrigation, groundwater recharge, firefighting, and a non-potable water supply source, such as watering plants, flushing of toilet and washing of cars and floor yards, among others. Data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) showed that as of 6 a.m. yesterday, the dam’s water level was 0.37 meter lower than a day earlier 50.1 meters below its normally high water level of 210 meters. However, PAGASA also said weak El Niño conditions which were felt in the tropical Pacific since the last quarter of 2018 is "likely to continue" until August. Angat Dam, which supplies water to the metropolis and Central Luzon, dipped to 161.78-meter mark as of 6 a.m., according to weather agency PAGASA's website. The level first dropped Sunday morning from 161.45 meters on Saturday.Water service interruptions are still in effect in parts of the capital region and in Cavite and Rizal provinces.The dam’s water supply improved last week after days of monsoon rains pelted western Luzon and Visayas. Angat Dam, which supplies water to the metropolis and Central Luzon, dipped to 161.78-meter mark as of 6 a.m., according to weather agency PAGASA's website. "Kung hindi pa po darating ang mga pag-ulan at patuloy ang pagbaba, may tsansa po na umabot s'ya sa 160 meters at pababa pa rin po doon," he told radio DZMM. (If the rains do not come and the dam's level continues to slide, there is a chance that it will reach 160 meters or even lower. However, the weather has calmed down since Wednesday, halting the dam’s recovery.Authorities expect the dam to revert to its normal operating level of 180 meters in September or October.

The figure is lower than the critical level of 160 meters. This came after over a week of the water level’s steady decline from June 22.

]PAGASA officials earlier urged the public to practice reusing rainwater for their daily use as they continue to wait for water services to return to their normal schedule. ANGAT DAM again breached its 160-meter critical water on Thursday in the absence of significant rainfall in the area.

Angat Dam's declining water level, lack of rains due to El Niño, and high demand were blamed for a water supply shortage that brought misery to more than a million households in Metro Manila in March. Weather officials said they are expecting two or three storms to enter the country in the latter half of July.Amid the water shortage crisis, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan filed a bill seeking to include a Rainwater Management Plan in the application for the development of residential multi-dwelling units having more than 1,000 square meters of land area. As of 6 a.m., the water level is at 159.78 meters. Angat Dam, whose water level recently returned above the critical 160-meter mark due to monsoon rains, has now began to slightly decrease in supply again. If it reaches 160 meters, we will be forced to reduce the allocation for Metro Manila's water supply.) MANILA - Water supply for Metro Manila may be slashed as Angat Dam's water level continued to slide closer to the critical level, regulators and the state weather bureau said Tuesday. CNN and the CNN logo are registered marks of Cable News Network, Inc., displayed with permission. DZMM, water, Angat Dam, Metro Manila, weather, rains, Sevillo David, PAGASA

MANILA - Water supply for Metro Manila may be slashed as Angat Dam's water level continued to slide closer to the critical level, regulators and the state weather bureau said Tuesday. Angat Dam nears critical level; water supply cut looms over Metro Manila Angat Dam, whose water level recently returned above the critical 160-meter mark due to monsoon rains, has now began to slightly decrease in supply …