MSSpotlight Environment and Sustainability: Decreasing water output poses threat to industries Water interruptions in Metro Manila are becoming a perennial problem, especially in the dry season. These days, however, water supply has become unpredict--
The current water shortage could become a full-blown national crisis affecting Metro Manila residents and Filipinos nationwide, if no systematic approach is taken to solve the problem.
These disruptions greatly differ from those of the past because the main water source of Metro Manila is already at a critical situation caused by various factors, such as climate change, increasing siltation, and unaddressed logistical and infrastructural problems, such as water pipe leakages. Angat Dam’s inadequate capacity to supply water to Metro Manila is further aggravated by leakages. Per reports, some of the aqueducts were built as early as the 1930s. Reports indicate several amounts of water leakage. For instance, Manila Water Co. Inc. discovered a pipe leak between Ipo Dam and La Mesa Dam at 1.7 cubic meters per second . This is further aggravated by the discovery of additional leaks from other parts of the aqueduct.
According to the latest PSA statistics on water use , water derived from available sources were allocated to power , agriculture, forestry, and fishing , mining, quarrying, manufacturing and construction , and services sector and households .
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