Angat and Ipo Dams in Bulacan continue to discharge excess water from their reservoirs Saturday due to constant inflow of water cascading from the mountains.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said additional one spillway gate was opened around 9 a.m. Saturday, bringing to three the number of gates that are releasing water from the Bulacan reservoir.
Each gate has a two-meter opening.
Angat Dam authorities added another gate to release water due to the continuous increase in the dam’s water level, which has already exceeded its normal high water level of 210 meters since Thursday after the passage of typhoon “Ulysses.”
As of 9 a.m. Saturday, the water level of Angat Dam reached 214.21 meters, slightly above the 213.72 meters three hours earlier at around 6 a.m.
Downstream of Angat Dam is the Ipo Dam, which also continues to discharge water from its reservoir.
Ipo Dam’s water level was at 100.77 meters around 9 a.m., close to its 101-meter spilling level.
Two gates of Ipo Dam are still releasing water with a total discharge of 307 cubic meters per second.
PAGASA warned residents in the low-lying communities of Norzagaray, Angat, San Rafael, Bustos, Baliuag, Pulilan, and Plaridel in Bulacan, as well as the concerned Local Disaster Reduction and Management Councils, to conduct appropriate actions against flooding.