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Manila water crisis is a result of many interrelated causes.

 

Part 2

 

Water from Angat Dam Supplies 95% of Manila's demand. It goes through Ipo Dam and splits to the two concessionaires: Maynilad (60%) and Manila Water (40%).

 

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Manila Water's raw water supply has to pass through tunnels and aqueducts to La Mesa Dam then to Balara. GMA initiated a rehabilitation program to stop 400 to 600 million liters per day leakage and to increase flow capacity. The initial phases were done during her term and was finished during the early part of Noynoy Aquino's term. But succeeding phases were delayed and restarted only during Duterte's term.

 

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Currenly the capacity of the aqueducts are not enough to refill La Mesa Dam to meet Manila Water's demand. New aqueducts have to be built and new alternative sources of raw water e.g. Kaliwa River Dam needs to be developed.

 

The delays in implementation of the new projects during the past 8 years are what is causing the current water crisis.

so what is the short term solution and long term solution?

what are your thought on the ongoing manila water crisis? sino ang may kasalanan? ano ang solusyon?