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At the end of the second cycle of water rationing, the situation continues to worry the District, despite the reduction in consumption in the capital. The rains generate expectations, but the goal of reaching a 20% filling of the reservoirs by the end of April was far from the accounts, when they still register 16.10% filling, being Monday, April 29.
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Regarding the first cycle of water rationing, consumption has decreased in Bogotá, however, it seems not to be enough to face the crisis, reported Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán in the new report on the savings and recovery of the reservoirs. “Yesterday, April 28, consumption was 15.38 cubic meters per second. The goal is 15. The level of the Chingaza System reservoirs is 16.15%. The April goal is to reach 20%. Although the average consumption was lower than the first cycle, the situation is still critical and we must reduce consumption further, even if it rains,” said the president.
How is water consumption going?
In two rationing cycles it has not been possible to meet the goal of 15 m³/s. On April 28, a consumption of 15.38 was recorded, the lowest rate since Friday, April 26, when the city recorded 16.04 m³/s of consumption, one of the highest records since rationing began. For this aspect there is no clear trend, but rather fluctuating, which continues to represent a challenge for local authorities who seek to ensure that the behavior of Bogota residents is constant.
Below you can see how water saving has progressed day by day in Bogotá:
Reservoirs
One day before the end of April, the goal of reaching 20.3% filling of the reservoirs will not be met. Although the trend in the reservoirs has been positive since April 21 and they have been recovering little by little, the rains have not been enough. For this Monday the level reaches 16.15% filling, a level that continues to be critical.
The problem, according to the authorities, is that the rains are not falling on the flow of the reservoirs that have the most worrying level, such as those of the Chingaza system, from which 70% of the city’s water supply comes.
In the following table you can see the filling level records of the Chingaza system:
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