NWRB: Water cuts loom in April, May

There will be rotating water interruptions in Metro Manila in April and May, according to the National Water Resources Board.

- BELLA CARIASO

NWRB policy and program division chief Susan Abaño said yesterday that while the allocation will remain at 50 cubic meters per second in March, the board will bring it down to 48 CMS and 46 CMS, respectively, in April and May.

In a radio interview, Abaño said while the NWRB approved the request of the Metropolitan Water Works and Sewerage and System (MWSS) to maintain the 50 CMS water allotment for Maynilad Water

Services Inc. and Manila Water in March, the NWRB cannot sustain it amid the decline in the elevation of Angat Dam, which needs a minimum operating level of 180 meters.