The president Luis Abinader This Sunday morning he supervised the dams of Hatillo, Monción, Taveras and Corner to verify the levels of its reservoirs, given the forecasts that the rains from Hurricane Melissa, category four, would affect the northern region of the country starting this Monday.
During the tour, the president highlighted the management given by the authorities to the dams during the rains, which he said avoided situations that got out of control in the South of the country.
“We came to see the preparationswho have done quite well and complied with the protocol, from what we have seen that no prey has had greater difficulties,” he said.
He indicated that both the Taveras and Rincón dams have had no news and added that the highest levels of concern are presented by the Hatillo dam, which could spill if it continues to fill and would affect the Under Yuna “so we are taking precautionary measures.”
He insisted that in Under Yuna they take the precautions of place in Arenoso, Villa Rivas and other surrounding communities.
- “We have complied with the protocol for electricity generation that we have lowered the levels of the dams and we do not have the difficulties that we had in other times,” the president highlighted during his visit.
The president specified that each dam has a management protocol and that the Monción dam is in the elevation 279.18almost at its discharge level, which has not occurred because it is in the process of generating electricity and in relation to the San Juan dam, explained that its discharge is low and its basin is at manageable levels and, even if the rains left by Melissa persist in the southwest of the country, there is no alarm in that regard.
President Abinader said that the Monte Grande dam is rising and is fulfilling its function, avoiding flooding that affect agriculture and endanger the lives of those who live in the area of influence of the Yaque del Sur.
The governor announced that in the coming days he will supervise the dams in the South and insisted that all precautions are taken in the provinces of Peravia, San Cristóbal and San José de Ocoa.
Dam situation this Sunday
According to the report of the Dominican Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI), the Taveras-Bao Dam is in the level 321.89 with 76% of its volume, under 0.72 meters, for a volume of 3.76 million cubic meters. Average last 24-hour input flow is 46.14 m3/s and output flow per generation is 61.26 m3/s.
- The Hatillo dam is in the level 84.74with 88% of its volume. It rose 1.15 meters, for a volume of 27.16 million cubic meters. Its average input flow in the last 24 hours is 104.00 m3/s and the output flow per Generation is 14.00 m3/s.
The Monción dam has a level of 279.28 with 98% of its volume. It rose 0.41 meters, for a volume of 4.19 million cubic meters. The average input flow rate for the last 24 hours is 35.92 m3/s and the output flow per generation is 34.68 m3/s.
The Valdesia dam presents a level of 148.37, with 90.05% of its volume. It rose 2.69 meters, for a volume of 20.27 million cubic meters and has an average final 24-hour inflow flow of 82.10 m3/s.
The report of INDRHI establishes that the Jigüey dam is in the level 520.50with 41% of its volume. It rose 11.25 meters, for a volume of 23.08 million cubic meters and an average flow rate of the last 24 hours is 96.24 m3/s.
The Sabana Yegua dam is in the level 389.48with 69% of its volume. It rose 1.27 meters, for a volume of 17.10 million cubic meters and an average flow rate of the last 24 hours is 56.16 m3/s. The hydroelectric plant is out of operation.
The report states that the Sabaneta dam is in the level 644.08with 100.43% of its volume. It fell 0.14 meters, for a volume of 0.40 million cubic meters. Average inlet flow and last 24 hours is 16.05 m3/s. It continues to pour 6.83 m3/s, for a total output flow of 17.05 m3/s and an output flow per Generation of 10.23 m3/s.
The Rincón dam is in the level 121.53with 95.4% of its volume. It rose 0.78 meters, for a volume of 4.36 million cubic meters and an average inflow flow in the last 24 hours is 16 79 m3/s. At 8:00 in the morning the operation of the hydroelectric plant was carried out with an output flow of 10.35 m3/s.
During the tour, the head of state was accompanied by the Minister of the Presidency, José Ignacio Paliza and the directors of the INDRHIthe senator for the province of Santiago Rodríguez, Antonio Marte; Governor Glehanny Azcona and the member of the Monción Dam Administration Council, Eduardo Peralta.
