La Viñuela Feels The Heat

The summertime power and tourer play are making their beingness felt successful nan Axarquia region, pinch nan La Viñuela reservoir signaling a driblet of 3.62 cubic hectometres successful July alone.

According to information from Andalucía’s Hidrosur network, nan reservoir went from 80.79 hm³ astatine nan commencement of July to 77.17 hm³ astatine nan opening of August, now holding 46.95 per cent of its full capacity.

This seasonal alteration is mostly owed to higher h2o demand: much people, much showers, much irrigation, arsenic good arsenic earthy evaporation from nan aggravated summertime sun. Still, nan current situation remains acold amended than a twelvemonth ago, erstwhile nan reservoir had dropped to conscionable 27.01 hm³, marking 1 of its lowest points successful caller memory.

In March, to support some municipality and cultivation needs, authorities adjusted h2o allocations successful nan region. Urban proviso was accrued from 200 to 225 litres per personification per day, and irrigation was boosted from 3 to 12.8 hm³. That’s astir 2,000 cubic metres per hectare per month, supplemented by recycled h2o wherever possible.

Additionally, groundwater sources from nan Chíllar River are helping easiness nan load, pinch astatine slightest 60 litres per 2nd being supplied for municipality use. For now, nary transfers are being made from nan Guadalhorce-Limonero strategy successful Malaga.

As nan summertime continues, nan region keeps a adjacent oculus connected usage, managing h2o wisely while enjoying each that nan play brings.