Natasha Avendaño, manager of the Bogotá Water and Sewerage Company (EAAB)said that there is concern among the authorities of the country’s capital because in the last rationing cycles “There have been behaviors far from those expected” regarding water consumption in the city.
According to the manager, Consumption levels have even been reached that are similar to those before rationing began, exceeding 17 cubic metres per second..
Although this situation is causing concern, there is another factor that could aggravate the water supply situation in Bogotá. And that is the level of the reservoirs during the last few weeks It has not been as expected and, according to the analyses carried out by the Aqueduct, they would be going backwards in their filling..
(You may be interested in: Passenger and freight rates could rise more than 7% after the first diesel price hike in the country).
Water rationing in Bogotá
“The situation of the reservoirs has not been optimal nor has it been within the expectations of rainfall that have historically occurred. In June, July and August we have had only 60 percent of the rainfall and those were the months that, in theory, were the heaviest in terms of rainfall.“, said Avendaño.
Under this logic, the entity mentions that it is possible that the goal of reaching 70% of reservoir filling will not be achieved in October, Well, contrary to what was expected, there is a clear tendency for the flow of the same to decrease..
(Besides: The challenges facing Colombia to optimize its tax resources).
In a statement issued last week, the manager of the Aqueduct assured that the Chingaza system had been at a level of 52% for more than 10 days: “Instead of rising, we have fallen due to lack of rainfall and the increase in consumption has not helped us either.”.
As proof of this, according to the latest data, The level of filling of the reservoirs during this past weekend reached a figure less than 50%.
Water rationing in Bogotá
“We need water to last until the end of 2024 and to avoid this crisis in 2025. The Aqueduct remains committed to optimizing the Tibitoc treatment plant, having all the availability and treatment capacity ready to face this crisis, but we need all citizens to commit to achieving a reduction in consumption.“, the public official emphasized.
Despite this complex panorama, the District says that There has not yet been any consideration given to modifying the rationing scheme in force, nor to imposing more restrictive measures. and that, on the contrary, they will appeal to citizen behavior in order to meet the consumption goal, which should be below 16 cubic meters per second.
(You may be interested in: Bogotá prepares proposal for a new tax structure; what is it about?).
According to the latest report of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Cundinamarca (CAR) above the level of the reservoirs, the Neusa is at 76.65% with a downward trend; Sisga is at 71.18%, also descending; and the reservoir of Tomine barely reaches 51%.
Speaking of the northern aggregate, the level is only 56.78% and in the south it is 92.94%. In the first the trend is downwards, while the second remains stable. Finally, The CAR indicated that the Chingaza system is at a level of 49.85%.
PORTFOLIO
