The last daily report from the Presidency revealed that the values of chlorides and sodium returned to their usual range.
According to the latest daily report from the Presidency on the situation of water reserves in the Severino Pass Dam (Florida)these continue to improve and the values of chlorides and sodium per liter returned to their usual range.
In the last 24 hours prior to today’s report, the population of Montevideo and the metropolitan area consumed a total of 499,196 cubic meters of waterand the volume of reservations increased by 27.8% compared to yesterday and it was established at 6,510,340 cubic meters, out of an approximate total of 67 million cubic meters.
The chloride and sodium levels per liter, which until a few days ago were above the maximum allowed by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) of 720mg/l for chlorides, and 440mg/l for sodium, they returned to their usual range of daily averages.
In the pumping line 4 that supplies the center of the capital of the country, the measurement of the daily average of chlorides reached 85mg/l and the 84mg/l of sodium. In the pumping line 5 that supplies water to the western zone of Montevideo and surroundings, the chlorides reached 77mg/l and sodium to 80mg/l. In turn, in the pump line 6 that supplies the east of the capital and its surroundings, the daily records of chlorides were 77mg/l and those of sodium 80mg/l.
The UN expressed its support to the government for the water crisis
This Sunday the resident coordinator of the United Nations Organization (UNO) in Uruguay, Pablo Ruiz Hiebraexpressed his support for the measures of the government of the president Luis Lacalle Pouafter what was the discomfort caused by the publication of a report from the agency where certain warnings regarding water consumption were highlighted.
“Since the beginning of the water emergency, the UN team in Uruguay has been monitoring the situation and accompanying the government’s response work,” the statement clarified, after the recommendation that the country prioritize the use of water for human consumption did not go down well with the Executive Power.
Source: Ambito
