Cutting water allocation for irrigation happens yearly: NWRB

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/11/19/20201107-rolly-aftermath-rice-planting-catanduanes-gc-4546.jpg"/><figcaption>Farmers start to plant rice at a field in Barangay Simamla, Virac Catanduanes on November 7, 2020. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) on Thursday assured the public that temporarily cutting water allocation for farms happens annually and would not greatly impact crops.</p><p>Only 2,000 hectares of crops in Bulacan and Pampanga need irrigation for now, as most farmers will harvest soon, NWRB Executive Director Sevillo David, Jr. said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/04/23/nwrb-to-cut-water-for-farm-irrigation">NWRB to cut water for farm irrigation</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Kaya mababa na rin ang kailangan nilang tubig at hindi na po kailangan iyong karamihan nito,&quot; he said in a public briefing. </p><p>&quot;Ang pagri-release ng tubig para sa irigasyon ay naaayon sa pangangailangan ng irrigation diversion requirement ng NIA (National Irrigation Administration) at sila po ang nagsa-submit sa atin ng schedule at gaano karaming tubig po ang kailangan nila.&quot; </p><p>(They need less water now. The release of water is also based on the irrigation diversion requirement of NIA and they submit the schedule to us.)</p><p>Irrigation for these areas was slashed this month to 10 cubic meters per second (cms) from 30 cms, and would be completely cut off on May 10. </p><p>David said they were coordinating with the NIA for the next cropping schedule, adding that water allocation could normalize by the middle of June. </p><p>In an interview on Teleradyo earlier in the day, David said cutting down water allocation was part of NWRB&#x27;s efforts to conserve water ahead of the impact of the El Niño phenomenon.</p><p>Meanwhile, he said the Angat Dam, a major water source in Metro Manila, was at normal operating levels at 194.4 meters.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2603774" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><em>Video from PTV</em></div>

NWRB Executive Director Sevillo David, Jr. said only 2,000 hectares of crops in Bulacan and Pampanga needed irrigation, as most farmers would harvest soon. 

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Cutting water allocation for irrigation happens yearly: NWRB

Cutting water allocation for irrigation happens yearly: NWRB

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 04, 2023 02:43 PM PHT

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