AGUSAN DAM

The Agusan Hydroelectric Plant, the downstream facility of two proposed plants,
was constructed in Damilag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon[1] to serve the immediate
domestic and industrial requirements of the area.[2] The watershed is small, and covers
an area of around 25 km2 at the diversion dam.[3] The run-of-river plant consists of two
800-kW turbine generators that use water from the Agusan River to generate electricity.
It is connected to the local distribution grid Cepalco through the Transco distribution
line.[4]

AMBUKLAO DAM
Ambuklao Dam is part of a hydroelectric facility in Brgy. Ambuclao, Bokod,
Benguet province in the Philippines. With maximum water storage capacity of
327,170,000 cubic metres (265,240 acre⋅ft), the facility, which is located 36 km (22 mi)
from Baguio city, can produce up to 105 megawatts of electricity to Luzon grid. The
main source of water comes from the Agno River which originates from Mt. Data.[1]
The dam and other non-power components are owned by the government
through the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR).[2]

ANGAT DAM
Angat Dam is a concrete water reservoir embankment hydroelectric dam that
supplies the Manila metropolitan area water. It was a part of the Angat-Ipo-La
Mesa water system. The reservoir supplies about 90 percent of raw water requirements
for Metro Manila through the facilities of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage
System and it irrigates about 28,000 hectares of farmland in the provinces
of Bulacan and Pampanga.
Angat Dam is located within the Angat Watershed Forest Reserve in Barangay
San Lorenzo (Hilltop), Norzagaray, Bulacan. It supplies potable water to Metro Manila
and powers a hydro-electric power plant. The dam is 131 meters high and impounds
water from the Angat River that subsequently created the Angat Lake.
Angat dam has a normal high water level of 210 meters, according to the
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
(Pagasa).
It has three gates opening a total of 1.5 meters to gradually release water that
had accumulated due to incessant rains during typhoons.
In comparison, Ipo Dam, which is downstream from Angat dam, has three gates
and the 100.8 meters is its normal high water level. Ambuklao dam on the other hand,
has two gates with the normal high water level (NHWL) of 752 meters. Binga dam which
sits downstream from Ambuklao has three gates and the NHWL of 575 meters. San
Roque dam, which was receiving water from Ambuklao and Binga, has the NHWL of
280 meters.[2][2]
Angat 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. [3] [4

ARAGON DAM

Aragon Dam is an irrigation dam in Davao Oriental, Philippines. It is situated in

the barangay of Aragon, about 12 km (7.5 mi) west of the town of Cateel. The current
dam was completed within just seven months although initial development started in
2012 was disrupted by Typhoons Bopha and Lingling (local names: Pablo and Agaton).
The dam is part of the Cateel Irrigation Project, the biggest project by the Mindanao
Rural Development Project, both in physical and financial terms, costing about ₱281
million. The dam is expected to provide irrigation to over 1,600 hectares of rice fields
spanning eleven barangays of Cateel.[1][2][3][4]

BINGA DAM
Binga Dam is a dam in Agno River connected to a hydroelectric power
plant situated at Barrio Binga, Barangay Tinongdan in the municipality
of Itogon in Benguet province of the Philippines.
The dam was constructed in August 1956 and opened in May 1960 under the
government owned National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR), three years after its sister
facility Ambuklao Dam. It is located 31 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Baguio City and
19 kilometres (12 mi) downstream of Ambuklao Dam.[2][3] Improvement of the dam is
ongoing for it had received heavy damage during the 1990 Luzon earthquake, and its
installed capacity of 100 MW is being upgraded to 140MW.[4]
The Binga facility was constructed in 1956 for power generation and flood
control. The dam and other non-power components are owned by the government
through the National Power Corporation.[2]

BUHISAN DAM

Buhisan Dam is a dam located in Buhisan, Cebu City, Philippines. It is one of the
main source of water for Cebu City and Metro Cebu. Part of Central Cebu Protected
Landscape, Buhisan Dam is situated in the mountains of Barangay Buhisan behind
Barili Cebu. Built in 1911-1912 and maintained by the Metro Cebu Water District, it is
being developed into an eco-tourism location.[1] It supplies five percent of Metropolitan
Cebu Water District's (MCWD) current water capacity.[2]
 Because of the lack of potable water in Cebu, a cholera outbreak began to
spread in the early 1900s which killed 559 people in the city, which then had a
population of 55,000. A destructive fire in 1906 also proved the need of enough water
supply for Cebu. Buhisan Dam was built to address the devastating fires that hit the
City, and the need for a safe water supply during a cholera outbreak.[3] In 1906, a huge
fire had destroyed millions worth of properties of Cebu.[4]
The dam was first proposed by the Speaker of the Philippine Assembly, Sergio
Osmeña Sr.. Osmeña then worked hard to obtain support from the Insular
Government for various infrastructure projects in Cebu, and one of these was the
Buhisan Dam.
The American Governor-General William Cameron Forbes supported Osmeña's
proposed project, and helped secure the P550,000 funds for the construction and
completion of the Dam. Forbes issued an executive order designating 5,590,000 square
meters of land in Labangon for the proposed watershed and reservoir.
As early as 1909, Engineer Eusebius Julius Halsema mapped the contours of the
entire watershed. The young engineer Halsema was appointed by the Bureau of Public
Works to supervise the Cebu waterworks. Marcelo Veloso Regner, an engineer from
Cebu, was Halsema's assistant.[5] The dam was then named Osmeña Waterworks. In
order to celebrate this breakthrough, a water fountain was then built, which would now
be known as the Fuente Osmeña Circle, which was also named after the speaker who
proposed the waterworks.
In August 2013, there was concern about silting at the dam, which was at risk of
overflowing.[6] One source reported that silting had reduced the dam's water capacity
from 10,000 cubic meters per day to 6,000 cubic meters per day.[7] After flooding in
2013, safety concerns were raised regarding the dam. MCWD officials state that the
dam is stable, but needs to be desilted so it can hold more water. A warning bell,
consisting of "an oxygen tank and a steel rod to hit it with" is being used to alert
residents of the barangay of Buhisan to evacuate in the event that rising water levels
near the top of the dam.[8]
The endangered Cebu Small Worm Skink (Brachymeles cebuensis) may live
near the dam.[9]

BUSTOS DAM
Bustos Dam also known as Angat Afterbay Regulator Dam is a small irrigation
dam at Bustos, Bulacan is often mistaken by the locals as Angat Dam since it is located
close to the nearby town of Angat. The project is located at Barangay Tibagan, Bustos,
Bulacan, served by the Angat River. The main dam is about 18 meters above sea level.
Among the 2.5-meter high, six-span dam’s main features are easily deflatable and
inflatable rubber body, resistance to sedimentation, economical and having auto-
deflation system.[1]
CALIRAYA DAM
Caliraya Dam is an embankment dam located in the town of Lumban province
of Laguna, in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range of the Philippines.
The reservoir created by the dam, Lake Caliraya, initially supplied one of the oldest
hydroelectric plants in the Philippines, and later became a popular recreational area for
numerous water sports and fishing. The dam's construction was started in 1939 under
the supervision of the engineering firm Pedro Siochi and Company and a small
hydroelectric plant was operated in 1942.[4]
Lake Caliraya was later connected with another man-made lake, Lumot Lake, to
provide more water through a 2.3 km (1.4 mi) underground penstock.[5] Later still the
dam and lake were used as the upper reservoir for the Kalayaan Pumped-Storage
Hydroelectric plant located west of Lake Caliraya, with Laguna de Bay as the lower
reservoir.[1]

CASECNAN DAM
Casecnan Irrigation and Hydroelectric Plant is a dam diverting water from the
Casecnan and Taan Rivers to the Pantabangan Reservoir through a 25-kilometre
(16 mi) long tunnel located near Pantabangan and Muñoz in Nueva Ecija province of
the Philippines. The multi-purpose dam provides water for irrigation
and hydroelectric power generation while its reservoir affords flood control. It was
considered one of the most expensive hydroelectric plants built in the country,[1] being
next only to San Roque Dam.
The Casecnan Irrigation and Power Generation Project is also located in Rizal,
Nueva Ecija. The P6.75-B Project provides irrigation to 26,920 hectares of new farms in
the Science City of Munoz, Talugtog, Guimba, Cuyapo, and Nampicuan, all of Nueva
Ecija. It generates 140 megawatts of power for the Luzon grid that will supply cheap
electricity to millions of people in Luzon including Metro Manila.[1][2]

LAMESA DAM
The La Mesa Dam and Reservoir is an earth dam whose reservoir can hold up to 50.5
million cubic meters and occupying an area of 27 square kilometers in Quezon
City, Philippines. It was built in 1929 under the supervision of the construction firm
Pedro Siochi and Company.[1] It is part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system, which
supplies most of the water supply of Metro Manila.

MAGAT DAM
Magat Dam is a large rock-fill dam in the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The dam is
on the Magat River, a major tributary of Cagayan River. Construction of the dam started
in 1975 and was completed in 1982. Magat Dam is one of the largest dams in the
Philippines. It is a multi-purpose dam which is used primarily for irrigating about 85,000
hectares (210,000 acres) of agricultural lands,[1] flood control, and power generation
through the Magat Hydroelectric Power Plant.
The water stored in the reservoir is enough to supply about two months of normal
energy requirements.[1]
The dam was constructed to last for 50 years but
increased siltation and sedimentation in the reservoir, slash-and-burn farming, illegal
logging and fish-caging resulted in the deterioration of the dam's watershed. The 1990
Luzon earthquake also contributed to the increased siltation in the Magat River system.
Because of this, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo instructed various government
agencies to create a rehabilitation plan to improve the lifespan of the dam system.[2]

PANTABANGAN DAM
Pantabangan Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Pampanga River located
in Pantabangan in Nueva Ecija province of the Philippines. The multi-purpose dam
provides water for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation while its reservoir,
Pantabangan Lake, affords flood control. The reservoir is considered one of the largest
in Southeast Asia and also one of the cleanest in the Philippines. Construction on the
dam began in 1971 and it was completed in 1974.

SAN ROQUE DAM

The San Roque Dam, operated under San Roque Multipurpose Project (SRMP) is a
200-meter-tall, 1.2 kilometer long embankment dam on the Agno River. It is the largest
dam in the Philippines and sixteenth largest in the world (see List of largest dams in the
world). It spans the municipalities of San Manuel and San Nicolas, Pangasinan and is
nearly 200 km north of Metro Manila.
The dam impounds a reservoir with a surface area of about 12.8 square kilometers
extending North into the municipality of Itogon, Benguet. A gated spillway protects the
dam from overtopping. Each wet season, the run-off is stored for later release via water
turbines to generate power and irrigate crops.
Agno River is the third largest river in the Philippines with a total length of 221
kilometers and a drainage basin at the Project site of 1,225 square kilometers. The river
originates in the Cordillera Mountains, initially flows from north to south, divides into
several channels in the flat central plain of Luzon and meanders westerly through the
provinces of Pangasinan and Tarlac before emptying into the Lingayen Gulf.[1]
San Roque Power Corporation (SRPC) financed and constructed the SRMP under
a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the National Power Corporation (NPC) on a
Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis. SRPC substantially completed the SRMP at
midnight, February 14, 2003, at which time its peaking power, irrigation, flood control
and enhanced water quality benefits became available to the surrounding regions,
which include the Northwest Luzon Economic Growth Quadrangle. In reality, all but its
power benefits have been available since mid-2002 when the dam and spillway were
completed.
Ownership of the dam and spillway was transferred to NPC upon construction
completion, as it contributed funds for the non-power components on behalf of several
agencies. SRPC will own and operate the power generating facilities for 25 years, after
which their ownership transfers to NPC.

WAWA DAM
Wawa Dam (also known as Montalban Dam)[1] is a gravity dam constructed over
the Marikina River in
the municipality of Rodriguez in Rizal province, Philippines.[2] The slightly arched dam is
situated in the 360-metre (1,180 ft) high Montalban Gorge or Wawa Gorge,[3] a water
gap in the Sierra Madre Mountains, east of Manila. It was built in 1909 during
the American colonial era to provide the water needs for Manila.[4][5] It used to be the
only source of water for Manila until Angat Dam was built and Wawa was abandoned.
Due to insufficiency of water supply for Metro Manila, there was a strong clamor to
reuse the dam.[6]