Case Study No. 2- Lumot Lake in Laguna

ADAMSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CE 428-WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

CASE STUDY NO. 2- LUMOT LAKE IN LAGUNA Submitted by: Demafelix, Jake Danielle M. Parra II, Mario Repancol, Marc Submitted to: Dr. Tomas U. Ganiron Jr

LUMOT LAKE Group 2: Demafelix, Jake Danielle M. Parra II, Mario Repancol, Marc

Photo by: Roy Anonuevo

LUMOT LAKE Lumot Lake is also known as Sierra Lake. A man-made impounding reservoir. It was one of the sources of drinking water of the residents of Barangay Lumot-Mahipon Cavinti, Laguna.

ORIGIN

ORIGIN The word lumot translates to “moss” in English. There isn’t any moss in the lake of course.

The name applies to the deep-green color of the lake.

ORIGIN

• The lake was created when Lumot Dam, an embankment dam, was constructed damming the Lumot River, • Creating an auxiliary water reservoir for Lake Caliraya as part of the. Kalayaan Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Plant • It was built by American engineers in 1943

ORIGIN

According to the residents of Cavinti, Lumot Lake is a former rice field and it is has many small rivers before. The rivers always overflow because of the heavy rain, in solution to this the residents together with the local government officials decided that the rice field, coconut grove and the rivers be converted to a large river but later on it is called Lumot Lake that became the foundation of fishing industry in the town.

LOCATION

LOCATION Lumot Lake was found in the town of Cavinti.

Cavinti is a 3rd class municipality in the Province of Laguna, Philippines. It is situated in the foothills of Sierra Madre mountain range, and part of the 4th congressional district of Laguna. The Municipality of Cavinti lies on the eastern portion of Laguna.

CHARACTERISTICS

CHARACTERISTICS The elevation of two man-made lakes, the Caliraya and Lumot Lake, built for hydroelectric purposes are about 292 meters.

CHARACTERISTICS Just as other surface waters (lakes, ponds, streams etc.) Lumot Lake also consists of freshwater.

CHARACTERISTICS The water in Lumot Lake is mostly calm.

Around the middle there’s a weak current, and in the morning it’s possible to get sweep away.

CHARACTERISTICS Lumot Lake is less developed than the bigger Lake Caliraya but both lakes are popular spots for water sports and largemouth bass fishing.

SOIL TEXTURE Aside from the lake itself, the islands around it are also distinct in themselves. The soil seems to be made of red clay. Toward the lake it slowly turns to mud, and soft clumps of it cling to the feet.

Underwater, it feels smooth and silty.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC Many of the residents of the town made the lake as a source of income that helped them in their economic development.

Some of them were boatmen, fish farm owners, fish vendors, fishermen.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT (LGU)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT The Caliraya-Lumot Watershed Area Team (CLWAT), in coordination with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of Brgy. Lewin Lumban, Laguna, initiated the conduct of an Information Campaign for students of Lewin Elementary School in Brgy. Lewin Lumban, Laguna.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT • The purpose of the Information Campaign is to raise the level of awareness of the younger generation towards the importance of environmental protection, effects of climate change in our environment and conservation especially those living within the Caliraya-Lumot Watershed Forest Reserve (CLWFR). • After the information campaign, a tree planting activity was conducted in Brgy.

Lewin Lumban, Laguna.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT Caliraya-Lumot Watershed Area Team (CLWAT) under the Watershed Management Department of the National Power Corporation (NPC) facilitated the inspection of the Laguna Lake Development Authority on the resorts and other establishments in Lumot Lake last June 25, 2019 at Lumot Lake, Cavinti, Laguna.

The purpose of the inspection was to check the compliance of these resorts in the provisions of R. A. 4850 and R. A. 9275, requiring establishments within the Laguna De Bay Region to secure LLDA Clearance (LC) and Discharge Permit (DP).

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT Five resorts were inspected and were advised to secure the above-mentioned permits as soon as possible: Paradis Island, Glamping Etc., Sundang Island, Lumot Lake hjouse Rental & Isla Maria. Failure of the owners to secure the permits shall be grounds for the issuance of Notice of Violation from the LLDA and Penalty.

REFERENCES • https://napocor.gov.ph/NPCWatershed/index.php/30-featuredarticle/caliraya-lumot-watershed/295-information-campaignand-tree-planting-activity.

• LUMOT LAKE AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF CAVINTI, LAGUNA by JOHN CARLO CONSTANTINO DESIO • https://www.taraletsanywhere.com/greenvalley-island-laguna/

LUMOT LAKE Group 2: Demafelix, Jake Danielle M. Parra II, Mario Repancol, Marc