The quality of ose water improved substantially today and showed sodium and chloride levels by below 100mg/l, something that had not happened since the beginning of the water emergency, according to the latest report Presidency about the supply in Montevideo and the metropolitan area of Uruguay.
According to the report, the salinity of the water was below 100 in all the pumping lines, far from the 720 mg/l of chloride and 440 mg/l of sodium authorized by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP)within the framework of the water crisis.
The survey showed that pumping line 4 registered 85mg/l of chloride and 84mg/l of sodium; in the 5 there was 98mg/l of chloride and 91mg/l of sodium; while in line 6 the levels were 79 mg/l and 81 mg/l, respectively.
The increase in the level of chemical compounds had been authorized in early May by the MSP, which confirmed that the measure exceptional requested by OSE did not constitute “a health problem”.
The reserves of Paso Severino, increasingly robust
Another positive piece of information in the report was the strengthening of the reserves of Severino Pass, that continue to grow after the rains recorded in recent days. It is that in one day they increased from 3,401,069 cubic meters to 5,093,007 cubic meters, locating in a 7.6% of the total flow.
In addition, the daily consumption of the population increased slightly compared to yesterday, going from 510,057 cubic meters to 513,930 cubic meters.
This situation had been anticipated by the Undersecretary of the Environment, Gerardo Amarilla, who days ago assured that there were “good prospects” for an improvement in water quality. Regarding the dam’s reserves, he indicated that, after the gates were closed, it was estimated that they would grow “between one and a half and two million more in the coming days”.
Source: Ambito
