by Myrna Velasco January
5, 2016
State-run National
Power Corporation (NPC) has released water anew from the Angat Dam, but it has
advanced caution to the public that may be affected by the activity.
On account of the
warning issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA) on combined strike of monsoon and easterly
rains, the power firm has noted that minimal water discharge had to be
undertaken at the dam.
“The Angat Dam will open 0.5 meters in Gate 2
or an estimate of 70 cubic meters per second (cms) of water,” NPC has
emphasized.
It qualified though
that “the water release will hardly be felt along Angat River and will not
cause flooding in nearby areas.”
Nevertheless, the
company still advised people in the area to “be on alert and take necessary
precautions.”
It has to be recalled
that the water releases at the dam last month after the wallop of tropical
storm ‘Nona” had turned very controversial – reaching a point wherein the local
government of Bulacan was threatening to file class suit against the agencies
involved in it.
NPC though stood its
ground and asserted its readiness to face the legal skirmish, insisting that it
was the only judicious move that can be done following the weather disturbance
to minimize its impact on the dam and the general public.
As of January 4 at
3:00 p.m., NPC has reported that water elevation level at the Angat Dam was at
215.11 meters above seal level (masl), which is still above the normal water
elevation of 212 masl.
The Angat Dam partly
supplies power capacity for the Luzon grid, but its main function is meeting
the water drinking needs of Metro Manila and neighboring areas plus irrigation
of farmlands.
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