“The drought, which affects the national territory due to the low rainfall that has been recorded, has been causing a continuous decrease in the reservoirs and water courses that are used as a source of supply to the population,” explained OSE, from where they ratified the prohibition of the use of drinking water for non-priority purposes established last month.
How is the situation in the rest of the departments?
In regards to south coastthe company reported that in the Department of Saint Joseph transfer work continues to maintain the intake level from Laguna La Reina.
In Cologne pumping is carried out to ensure the level of the Gilomen Lagoon in the town of New Helvetia and works in Rosario to connect the town with La Paz through rosary beads and reduce the demand to Nueva Helvecia.
In the downtown areathe situation of Laguna del Cisne remains, in Atlantis system. Currently the system is supplied 80% from Montevideo and 20% from Laguna del Cisne, despite the daily drop in its level.
In Florida, OSE reported the reserves “guarantee a minimum supply of 45 days”. The rains recorded at the end of February made it possible to improve the reserves, and for this reason the Sauzal de los Cerros dam was closed, in order to preserve it. In addition, the transfer from the middle lagoon ceased.
In Peach, the rains improved the situation of the river, which remains stable at the intake level. there will be Guaranteed supply only during March.
In the southeast, the department of lavalleja also has reservations only for this month. In the town of Minas, the supply from the Santa Lucía river and the San Francisco stream continues to alternate. The extraction of water from Minas de Valencia began, but the availability of that source is still uncertain.
In localities of Dolores (Soriano); Nico Pérez and José Battle y Ordoñez (Lavalleja); Montes, Migues and San Ramón (Canelones) and Lascano (Rocha) have not recorded any problems.
Source: Ambito
