He Ministry of Environment He published on his social networks a request to Uruguayan citizens to follow certain recommendations to protect the drinking water reserves that have been suffering a drop due to one of the most devastating droughts in the country’s history.
“Uruguay It is suffering a drought that affects the water reserves for the population’s consumption”, expresses the tweet of the portfolio, which adds the need to reduce and consume water responsibly so that the water reserves do not run out. “Uruguayans have already demonstrated that we are capable of overcoming emergencies,” the ministry’s request remarked.
The 11 recommendations of the Ministry of Environment are:
- Do not let the tap water run unnecessarily
- Reduce shower time
- Do not use the cistern unnecessarily
- Use fully loaded washing machines and dishwashers
- Wash fruits and vegetables in a container
- Do not wash vehicles; in extreme cases, use a bucket
- Do not irrigate gardens with OSE water
- Repair water leaks at home
- Report water losses in public spaces
- Control water tanks, drains and septic tanks
- Close the stopcock if you are not at home for several days
Environment, OSE and Presidency cited by the court
The authorities of Uruguayan Presidencyhe Ministry of Environment and the Administration of the State Sanitary Works (OSE) must appear in court this Monday for a summons from the Administrative Litigation Court (TCA)as a result of an appeal for amparo due to the increase in the salinity of the drinking water of the last weeks.
“The State is supplying water whose input is salty and highly contaminated water from the Río de la Plata estuary,” marks the amparo action filed by state agencies, for which government authorities must appear before the TCA on monday at 1 pmin front of the judge Paul Gandinito provide explanations.
For this reason, the government must submit to the court all technical documentation regarding the purification process of the water that is extracted from the estuary of the Río de la Plata. The documents will be submitted to the “expert opinion of doctors from the Forensic Technical Institute”, in order “to determine the incidence of chemical substances and their quantities in human health.”
According to the complainants, the increase in salinity levels in the water, implemented to make the reserves that are scarce as a result of the drought last, is an “illegal” action and “harmful to the rights of life” and the “health”.
Indeed, the appeal for amparo also demands the suspension of the water intake from the Río de la Plata estuary and that “OSE be imposed a alternative solution compatible with the quality of the water that must be supplied to the population”.
Source: Ambito
