The water level at Angat Dam dropped below 190 meters above sea level (masl), due to the extreme summer heat and the prolonged absence of rain.
Ipo Dam registered a low 99.87 meters, from 99.91 meters on May 3. Its spilling level is 101 masl.
Bustos Dam on May 3 had 15.41 meters of reservoir water, which was far below its 17.50-meter spilling level. On Friday, its level dropped to 14.80 meters, while it undergoes repairs that were started on Thursday, said Felix Robles, officer-in-charge of the National Irrigation Administration water control coordinating unit in Bulacan.
Water supply for farmers tending northern plantations in Bulacan and Pampanga have been cut since April 30. As much as 21,000 hectares of farmlands in 17 Bulacan towns and 4 towns in Pampanga rely on Angat for irrigation.Early this year, the southern farms did not get any water when the National Water Resources Board prioritized supply to Manila.The southern plantations would get irrigation on June 1, while northern farms would get irrigation supply on July 1, Robles said.
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