Following the official declaration of the Pagasa on the warmer and drier season ahead, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently admitted that the Philippines is experiencing a water crisis.
Pagasa also announced the end of La Niña with an 80% probability of El Niño expected later this year – which poses another challenge.
These contingencies include the maximization of the 100 million-liter-per-day capacity of the Cardona Water Treatment Plant, which draws water from the central portion of Laguna Lake; operation of standby deep wells, which can provide an additional 115 MLD; and operation of the 15 to 20 MLD Marikina Portable Water Treatment Plant, which will draw and can treat water from the Marikina River.
De Dios also affirmed that Manila Water continues to support and work with MWSS for the development and implementation of short- to long-term projects to ensure the sustainability of future water supply, which include the Calawis Antipolo Water Source System and the East Bay Water Supply Project which will source water from the eastern flank of Laguna Lake.
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