La Mesa Dam level hits lowest point so far in 2019
Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:52:39 +0000
La Mesa Dam hit a record low water level for 2019, measured at 69.02 meters as of 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 10.
That level is 11.13 meters below the normal high water level of 80.15 meters, as shown in the Dam Water Level Update table of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
Just a day before, as of 6:00 a.m., the water level was at 69.10, which means the level went down by 0.08 in the last 24 hours.
A graph at the PAGASA website shows that the current 69.02 meters is lower than the levels recorded on the same date in the previous two years — around 79 meters in 2017 and around 76 meters in 2018.
The La Mesa Dam and Reservoir is part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa system — the major source of water for Metro Manila.
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has already appealed to consumers to use water wisely, especially with the onset of El Niño this year.
Last Thursday and Friday, March 7 and 8, Manila Water had a sudden interruption in its service, affecting several barangays in Quezon City, Mandaluyong, San Juan, and Pasig. /atm
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