The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) have announced that the six dams that supply the Algarve are at 35% of their total water storage capacity, ensuring water supply for another year.
“The six reservoirs that supply the Algarve region have a total volume of around 155 hm3 (cubic hectometres), corresponding to 35%” of their total capacity." However, despite the situation being better than last year, “we must continue to save water”, the APA warned.
In mid-November of this year, after the last rains in the South region, the dams were at 34% of their total capacity, one percentage point less than they are currently. The rain recorded in the first half of November meant, at the time, an increase of five percentage points in the capacity of the Algarve's dams.
Wednesday's figures also indicate that the situation is currently better than a year ago, “with an additional 41 hm3”.
“The data shows that the contingency plan approved by the interministerial commission, which eased water cuts, is “in line with the results and with the assumption that we always have water reserves for one year”, the APA added.
In the eastern Algarve, the Odeleite dam is now at 47% of its capacity (60.50 hm3), the Beliche dam at 39% (18.74 hm3) and the Funcho dam at 38% (18.05 hm3).
In the western Algarve the percentages are less, with the Odelouca dam registering 30% of its capacity (47.88 hm3), the Arade dam 17% (4.82 hm3) and the Bravura dam 13% (4.40 hm3).
Source https://www.algarveprimeiro.com/
