Angat Reservoir and Hydroelectric Power Plant (Hilltop) (Doña Remedios Trinidad)

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Hill Top
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Considered as the “Baguio of Bulacan,” its cool breeze, high location and fine water facilities make Hilltop a good area for rest and recreation. Located at the top of Sierra Madre Range, it is the site of Angat Hydroelectric Plant.


Angat Hydroelectric Dam
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One of the country's largest dams. This dam supplies potable water and energy to Metro Manila and nearby areas. Surrounded by lush greens, this place is also ideal for fishing, boating and hunting.

The Angat Lake created by the dam is the main potable water supply source of the Metro Manila Area. However this water when in over abundance, due to very heavy rainfall, is also the cause of widespread flooding, deaths, and accompanying misery affecting not only the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga but also the Metro Manila Area. This happens everytime the dam water reaches its maximum height and the spilled water races down through the gullies and streams to the east of the dam and this rampaging water joins the water of the Marikina river system multiplying the floodwater volume of the Marikina River system thereby causing rapid increase in the volume of floodwater in the Marikina Valley. This happens everytime very heavy rains overfills the Angat water reservoir. The solution to this problem is the construction of water diversion/power generation tunnels to divert excess water towards the east emptying into the Pacific Ocean. It will also generate power. It is not enough that the excess water is emptied into the heavily populated areas, i.e, Bulacan, Pampanga area, as it definitely will cause death and destruction downstream. Diverting the excess water to the east will save so many lives as the east side is relatively sparsely populated and at the same time generate power for electricity. The Government of the Republic of the Philippines must consider this as a permanent solution to the recurring problem of flooding in the central Luzon area and Metro Manila.
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Coordinates:   14°58'18"N   121°11'18"E

Comments

  • Great job on this page.
  • My proposal is not to divert the water to the east, but to do the " Vision Bulacan 2020" proposed project, to do another dam to impound the excess water... that is to reserve it to be used in the summer months , that is enough water for households, agriculture and also for recreation...Philip L. Victoria
  • Vision Bulacan 2020 will solve the problems happening everytime water overflows from Angat lake at the same time create progress progress instead....Philip L. Victoria
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