In Bogotá, the measure of staggered water rationing is still being carried out due to the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, despite the fact that the rains have returned to the capital in recent days.
However, there are many people who still have doubts about the dates and areas to which the supply will be cut off, there are even those who are still surprised to learn that they are going to be left without water for at least 24 hours.
For those interested, the turn of This Monday, May 6, is for zone 8, according to the division made by the District and the Bogotá Aqueduct Company, which includes neighborhoods in 11 locations and at the La Calera and Arboretto supply points..
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On Monday, May 6, water will be cut exactly in the towns of Antonio Nariño, Bosa, La Candelaria, Kennedy, Los Mártires, Rafael Uribe Uribe, San Cristóbal, Santa Fe, Usaquén and at the La Calera and Arboretto supply points.
It should be remembered that the water resource will be removed starting at eight in the morning and will last for approximately 24 hours. In fact, in some sectors it may take a little longer due to reconnection issues and so on.
The specific areas in which there will be a water cut
- Between 26th and 193rd streets, between Carrera Séptima and the eastern limit of the city.
- Between 72nd Street and 100th Street, between Carrera Séptima and Carrera 13.
- Between 26th Street and 72nd Street, between Seventh Street and 17th Street.
- Between Sixth Street and 26th Street, between Second Race and NQS Avenue.
- Between South 35th Street and Sixth Street, to Second Street and 25th Street.
- Between Tenth and Sixth Streets south, to Fifth Street and the eastern limit of the city.
- Between South 11th Street and South 15th Diagonal, to East 18th Street and the eastern limit of the city.
- Further west, between 16C Street and the Tunjuelo River, to Boyacá Avenue and Ciudad de Cali Avenue.
- Also, between 16C Street and 43rd Street South, to the limit of the Bogotá River with Avenida Ciudad de Cali.
- Finally, at Aqueduct supply points in La Calera and Arboretto.
This is one of the shifts that covers the most locations in the city. This is important because economic activity is concentrated in the east of the capital: there are several business, educational and health centers; so it is a widely busy area on weekdays.
It is important to mention that the measure taken by the Bogotá Mayor’s Office works in shifts, that is, each area will have to repeat every ten days until there is an alert due to lack of water. However, citizens have expressed that less than a week has passed since their first rationing, when they will have to face another one.
The mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán, reported on May 5 the largest drop in the last five days in the Chingaza System, according to the most recent daily water report in the midst of the emergency in Bogotá due to the water crisis. the reservoirs.
“Consumption fell yesterday, but the level of the Chingaza System reservoirs continues to fall. Bogotá needs us. Let’s continue reducing our consumption,” said Galán.
The Mayor’s Office of Bogotá, in collaboration with the Aqueduct and Sewer Company, has announced changes in the water service rate starting with the June bill. From then on, a charge will be made for the additional cubic meter of water consumed if the home exceeds the limit of 22 m3. These will be the rates:
- In Bogotá, each cubic meter of water that exceeds 22 m3 per month will cost $3,380.84.
- In Soacha, the charge per additional cubic meter will be $3,105.39.
- In Gachancipá, the value will be $2,384.24.
- In Tocancipá and Zipaquirá, the charge per additional cubic meter will be $2,082.39.
The measure, implemented by the Bogotá Aqueduct and Sewer Company (EAAB), excludes certain groups, such as tenants, non-profit entities with special service, and users of common areas of residential properties under the horizontal property regime.
