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“If only rains pour in Bulacan instead of Metro Manila.
“Water concessionaires Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Co. are facing dwindling shares of water from Angat Dam, which is hardly getting enough replenishment from the recent rains after a long dry spell.
“Maynilad has resorted to water rationing. Water disruptions in its network started on July 16 and were expected to continue till July 23.
“Manila Water said there was no reduction yet on the supply and pressure in the Ayala-led company’s area.
“Angat Dam, which supplies more than 90 percent of Metro Manila’s domestic water supply, had an elevation of 157.59 meters as of 4 p.m. on Sunday, way below the critical level of 180 meters and lower than the dam’s lowest level of 158.15 meters in September in 1998, an El Niño year.”
Read more: The Inquirer
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