The plan is valid until 2027 and includes limiting the use of non-essential waters or night pressure at the entrances of cities.
Euskaraz irakurri: Uholdeak eta lehorteak kudeatzeko flat aurkeztu du Eusko Jaurlaritzak
The Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment, Arantxa Tapia, presented on Wednesday the plan of the Basque government to flood and drought management.
will be in effect until 2027and plans to apply specific measures depending on the situation and location, such as limiting the use of non-essential water and night pressure at the entrances of cities.
According to the confidential adviser, they have already started applying measures in Lea-Artibai Y busturialdea; regions that register a water shortage and where the plan came into effect two weeks ago.
Tapia has indicated that the different phases will be started “depending on the severity of the drought situation, staggered and the reduction of possible barriers.”
On the current situation of the reservoirs and swamps, Tapia has emphasized that they have a capacity of between 70% and 80%. The problem arises in the municipalities that are supplied with water from rivers and wells, which represent 10% of the cases. On the contrary, those who get water from the reservoirs are expected to have enough capacity for the whole summer.
little rain
In Alava drought causes restrictions in some cities; those who do not get water from the Zadorra swamps and are kept from wells or their own water intakes. This is the case with Okondo, where the municipality has asked for caution in consumption. Also in Zuia they have banned filling swimming pools, watering gardens or cleaning cars.
The Water Consortium for its part Biscay is considering transporting 2000 cubic meters of water by boat to the villages of Busturialdea in mid-August.
Also Navarra presents a critical situation in eight places of the Ribera, as well as in some of the Valle de Erro. The Yesa reservoir is currently the lowest and the only one below half, at 45%.
So the swamp zadorra can be found at 71% of its capacity at present, that of anabe to the 76% and Ibai Eder to the 85%.
This month of July it rained much less than usual: last month 20 liters per square meter were collected in Saint Sebastian, in particular a reduction in the annual average. In Vitoria-Gasteiz 14 liters per square meter were registered, 7 liters in Pamplona6 inch Bayonne and 3 liters in Bilbao.
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Source: EITB
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