Residents and tourists urged to save water

BY DAVE JONES

THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS THIS WEEK CALLED UPON RESIDENTS AND HOLIDAYMAKERS TO SAVE WATER AS SPAIN EXPERIENCES THE WORST DROUGHT SINCE 1947.

The dry winter and spring has left national water reserves nearly 50 per cent down on total capacity, with rainfall not expected in the worst-hit areas until October.

Valencia and Murcia regions are facing the most critical shortages with reservoirs on the Segura and Júcar rivers running at just 15.9 per cent and 29 per cent of total capacity respectively.
To compound the situation, Met Office experts are predicting a dry, hot summer with temperatures up to two degrees higher than average for the months of July, August and September.

This week, the National Water Authority refused to rule out placing restrictions on water use on the Costa Blanca, although chiefs have said such measures are not foreseen at the moment. The drought has hit farmers the hardest, with crops in Valencia and Murcia going to ruin. Viticulturists in the Vega Baja have warned they face losing hundreds of thousands of euros because they do not have water to irrigate vines. Forest fires, which have hit large inland areas, have been raging due to the tinder-dry conditions.

Central and regional governments have announced plans to pump a total of 472 million euros into emergency projects in the Valencia Region alone to counteract the effects of the drought.
After several weeks of environment minister Cristina Narbona stating there would be no problems in supplies this summer, the ministry said on Tuesday that restrictions are not discounted.

Sra Narbona says Spain is experiencing the effects of climate change. She explained: “Our rivers have less water than 20 years ago and the land is becoming more arid.”

The minister urged residents to take measures to save water in their own homes. She asked people to take showers rather than baths, to turn off dripping taps, to only use the washing machine with a full load and not to change swimming pool water. “These are only small measures but if everyone does it we will save a lot of water,” she said.

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Original Author: davejones@costablanca-news.com

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