The dam reached 65 million cubic meters and the reservoir began to overflow, according to OSE.
The water crisis seems like a distant memory Montevideo and the metropolitan area of Uruguay and the current situation is ratified in the reserves of Severino Pass, that increased their volume to reach 100%, after being just above 1% just over two months ago.
Thus, after the lifting of the water emergency and the constant improvement of the scenario, the dam Severino Pass reached 65 million cubic meters and completed its flow this afternoon, according to the general manager of OSE, Arturo Castagnino.
The current scenario contrasts with the minimum mark reached on July 5, when it reached just 1,117,482 cubic meters, in a context of water deficit in which there was a lack of rain in the country.
“The already full reservoir began to overflow on the crest of the Paso Severino Dam spillway,” the director of SBI for him Frente Amplio, Edgardo Ortuño.
Drinking water can now be used for non-priority purposes
The significant improvement in the flow of Paso Severino occurs after yesterday it was announced that the dam was reaching 80% of its capacity and at a time when SBI decided to lift the ban on using drinking water for non-priority purposes.
This is a measure that was in force for almost 7 months in the metropolitan area due to the water crisis. However, now families will be able to use the supply from the state company for daily activities such as irrigation, washing sidewalks and patios, washing vehicles and filling pools.
However, the authorities of SBI They called for “responsible use” of the natural resource, to “preserve drinking water” in the face of the possibility of new crises.
Source: Ambito
