MANILA — The allocation of water for Metro Manila and environs has been further reduced from 40 cubic meters per second (CMS) to 36 CMS as water at Angat Dam continues to experience low water supply, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) announced Saturday.
Jeric Sevilla Jr., a spokesperson of Manila Water, one of the concessionaires of the Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage Service (MWSS), said the company has been constrained to adopt rotation of water to its customers for the entire East Zone at an average of 12 to 17 hours per day.
The additional four CMS reduction translates to a deficiency of 350 million liters per day (MLD), equivalent to the daily water consumption of almost 700,000 people.
Sevilla said water level at Angat Dam has already breached the critical 160-meter mark as of June 22.
While the latest schedule of water service interruptions is effective June 22, fine-tuning of operations may take around three days.
The rotational water service interruption undertaken until a sustainable safe water level in the Angat Dam is achieved.
Sevilla said Manila Water will continue to provide regular updates regarding any changes to the schedule of rotational water supply in the East Zone.