Problem Statement:

The average volume of the dam during rainy seasons specifically is 35.53 million Liters. To test
the truth of this claim, the researchers gathered the average rainfall volume count of the months
of the rainy seasons, June to November, of the year 2013. The data that are gathered are as
follows respectively, in millions per liter: 26.05, 35.35, 64.8, 42.65, 19.05, and 6.4. Is the rainy
seasons volume claim true?
Introduction:
The La Mesa Dam is one of the largest earth dams in the Philippines and part of the Angat-Ipo-
La Mesa water system that is managed by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.
The Manila Water treats the water collected in the dams reservoir on-site by the Maynilad
Water Services, and at the Balara Treatment Plant. Both water companies are private
concessionaires awarded by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, the
government agency in charge of water supply. During the rainy seasons, the average water level
is in between 79-79.3 meters that corresponds to the average volume of 33.53 in million liters.
The researchers would corroborate if this satisfies the average volume of the reservoir given by
the Manila Water in which the data gathered was the average rainfall during the rainy seasons
specifically in the range of months from June to October for the year 2013.
Methodology:
A naturalistic observation type of research was utilized in the study to gather data given by
Manila Water, without any manipulation, on the analysis of monthly average rainfall on the year
2013. Manila Water has a jurisdiction on giving accurate data because their governing body,
MWSS, approves them. Document review and interview are the techniques used by the group
for the data collection. One of the advantages of this type of research is that it allows the
researcher to directly observe the subject in a natural setting.
Background Study:
The La Mesa Watershed and Eco-Park consists of the La Mesa Dam and an ecological nature
reserve site located Quezon City. It is part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system.
La Mesa Dam is an earth dam that can hold up to 50.5 million cubic meters and occupying an
area of 27 square kilometers built to supply water to Metro Manila and its suburbs. It is part of a
2,000-hectare watershed located in Fairview, Quezon City, San Jose del Monte
City in Bulacan and Rodriguez, Rizal. The reservoir is elevated at 100 meters above sea level.
The water collected in the reservoir is treated on-site by the Maynilad Water Services, and at
the Balara Treatment Plant further south by the Manila Water. Both water companies are
private concessionaires awarded by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, the
government agency in charge of water supply. It is a vital link to the water requirements of 12
million residents of Metro Manila considering that 1.5 million liters of water pass through this
reservoir every day.

Abstract:
The main purpose of this research is to claim whether the average volume of rainfall satisfies the
gathered data as mentioned above. Since the population size is less than 30, we used the t-test
hypothesis statistical test using the claimed average rainfall as the null hypothesis. Calculations
were done and as a result the claimed average rainfall was accepted because the computed value
is in the accepted area of the critical value.