ANDhe mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán, woke up this Wednesday, June 26, with good news for Bogota residents: from now on, rationing measures in the capital would be relaxed. However, he also called for savings to continue.
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And today’s announcement was achieved thanks to the gradual recovery of the reservoirs and after an exhaustive study of the Bogotá Aqueduct and Sewerage Company (EAAB), who, based on technical analysis and projections, allowed the restriction scheme to change as of this Monday, July 1.
In short, The water cuts will be every 18 days and not every 9, as had been happening until now. “We are going to have one day with one area, the next day no area of Bogotá will have restrictions. The next day the second zone will go into restriction and on the fourth day no zone will be in restriction, and so on,” said Galán.
What we expect is that, on average, in these 18-day cycles, we will have consumption in the city close to 16.6 cubic meters per second. This is the opportunity for the city to show what it has learned and show how in Bogotá we are in solidarity with the care of water
The Aqueduct technicians explained that, although the current filling of the system removes the risk of a water shortage in the short term, The established service restrictions must continue so that the reservoirs reach levels of 70 percent at the end of October and the city will not have problems in 2025.
The capital’s president was clear in pointing out that all this was achieved due to the measures that were taken to face the crisis and not only this year’s crisis but also what can await us in 2025, but also because the capital’s residents once again saw rain, that is, rainfall has been close to 90 percent of historical levels, which directly impacts the filling levels of the reservoirs.
Chingaza System at this time.
Photo:Bogota City Hall
In what has to do with Chingaza systemthe president explained that the levels reached more than 42 percent full in June and that this, added to the rationing measures implemented since April and the good behavior of citizens, remains on a positive curve.
The question that many citizens ask is how long these measures will be maintained and what the manager of the Aqueduct, Natasha Avendaño, explained is that this depends directly on the responsible and conscious behavior of each of the citizens and, obviously, that the Rains continue to fall on the reservoirs that supply water to Bogotá. However, if excessive growth in consumption is identified, the measures will have to be reviewed again. “What we expect is that, on average, in these 18-day cycles, we will have consumption in the city close to 16.6 cubic meters per second. This is the opportunity for the city to show what it has learned and show how in Bogotá we are in solidarity with the care of water.”
Has the restriction worked?
According to the mayor Carlos Fernando GalanYes, well, he was emphatic in pointing out that, if rationing had not been done, the Chingaza system would be at 106 million cubic meters, today its level is 120.5 million cubic meters.
Furthermore, he highlighted that 20 percent of the growth of reservoirs is precisely due to restrictions and the behavior of citizens. “Regarding the reduction of the city’s consumption, the goal was 11 percent, reaching a compliance level of 93 percent, and reaching an average level of 10.23 percent since the beginning of the restrictions scheme” .
Avendaño complemented by saying that the city achieved an average daily savings of 1.81 cubic meters per second, which corresponds to 90 percent of the goal of 2 cubic meters per second.
When will the cuts begin?
Avendaño explained in a press conference that service cuts in Bogotá will continue to occur between 8 a.m. on the announced day and for 24 hours, and that service restoration will begin at 8 a.m. the following day. Full normalization of service provision may take a few additional hours depending on the technical characteristics of each sector.
New water shutoff scheme.
Photo:Bogota City Hall
Finally, the Mayor’s Office informed all citizens that the information on dates, shifts, neighborhoods and municipalities where the measure will be applied can be consulted at: www.bogota.gov.co, www.acueducto.com.co, in the Acualínea 116 and ‘Chatico’, the virtual agent of the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá.
Shift 1 of July 1
Locations: neighborhoods in the towns of Antonio Nariño, Barrios Unidos, Chapinero, Los Mártires, Puente Aranda, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Santa Fe, Teusaquillo, Tunjuelito and Usaquén.
Quadrants:
Between streets 116 and 85, between streets 2 and 45.
Between streets 85 and 53, between streets 7 and 45.
Between streets 85 and 26, between Caracas Avenue (Carrera 14) and Carrera 68.
Between streets 26 and 44Sur, between streets 6 and 68.
Shift 2 on July 3:
Locations: neighborhoods in the towns of Fontibón, Engativá and the industrial zone of Cota (Cundinamarca).
Quadrants:
Between streets 24 and 98, between Avenida Ciudad de Cali (Carrera 86) and the edge of the Bogotá River.
Between streets 26 and 95, between Carreras 68 and Avenida Ciudad de Cali (Carrera 86).
Cota industrial zone (ESP Aguas de La Sabana).
Thunder 3 of July 5
Locations: neighborhoods in the towns of Barrios Unidos, Suba and Usaquén.
Quadrants:
Between streets 95 and 201, Autopista Norte (Carrera 20) and Carrera 7.
Between streets 127 and 170, between streets 7 and 91.
Streets 170 to 173 and between streets 7 to 8.
Thunder 4 of July 7:
Locations: neighborhoods in the localities Bosa, Ciudad Bolívar, Kennedy, Puente Aranda, Neighborhoods in the localities Bosa, Ciudad Bolívar, Kennedy, Puente.
Quadrants:
Between 43rd Street South and 92nd Street South, between Avenida Ciudad de Cali (Carrera 86) and the Bogotá River.
Between diagonal 61 South and Calle 69C Sur, between transversal 19A and Carrera 45, between Highway South and Carrera 45, between Calle 68 Sur and Diagonal 81 South.
Between Avenida Ciudad Cali (Carrera 86) and Autopista Sur, between Río Tunjuelo and Carrera 77H Between Río Tunjuelo, Avenida Boyacá and diagonal 68 south.
Between Avenida 1 de Mayo and Autopista Sur, between Avenida Boyacá and Carrera 51.
Shift 5 of July 9:
Locations: neighborhoods in the towns of La Candelaria, Ciudad Bolívar, Rafael Uribe Uribe, San Cristóbal, Santa Fe and Tunjuelito.
Quadrants:
Between Tunjuelo River and 78th Street South, between Carrera 15 and Carrera 27L.
Between Caracas Avenue and the eastern city limit, between 32nd South Street and 67th South Diagonal.
Between Carrera 10 East and the eastern city limit, between Diagonal 67 South and Calle 87 A South.
Between diagonal 7 south and Calle 32 south, between Carrera 3 and transversal 12 East.
Shift 6 of July 11:
Locations: neighborhoods in the towns of Suba, Ciudad Bolívar and Soacha (Cazucá, Ciudad Verde, Share, La Despensa, San Humberto, San Mateo, Soacha Central).
Quadrants:
Between Bogotá River, Carrera 92 and Avenida Suba.
Between Carrera 88A and the Bogotá River, between Calle 99 and Avenida Suba.
Neighborhoods in the municipality of Soacha: Cazucá, Ciudad Verde, Share, La Despensa, San Humberto, San Mateo, Soacha Central.
Shift 7 of July 13:
Locations: neighborhoods of the towns of Fontibón, Kennedy; and supply points in Funza, Madrid and Mosquera.
Quadrants:
Between 16C and 26 streets, between Avenida Boyacá and Ciudad de Cali.
Between 14th and 24th streets, between Avenida Ciudad de Cali and the Bogotá River.
Between Calle 26 and Avenida 1 de Mayo, between Carrera 68 and Avenida Boyacá.
Funza, Madrid and Mosquera supply points.
Shift 8 of July 15:
Locations: neighborhoods in the towns of Antonio Nariño, Bosa, La Candelaria, Chapinero, Kennedy, Los Mártires, Rafael Uribe Uribe, San Cristóbal, Santa Fe and Usaquén, La Calera and Arboretto.
Quadrants:
Between Calle 26 and 193, between Carrera 7 and the eastern city limit.
Between Calle 72 and 100, between Carrera 7 and 13.
Between Calle 26 and 72, between Carrera 7 and 17.
Between Calle 6 and 26, between Carrera 2 and Avenida NQS.
Between Calle 35Sur and Calle 6, between Carrera 2 and 25.
Between Calle 10 and 6Sur, between Carrera 5 and the eastern limit of the City.
Between Calle 11Sur and Diagonal 15Sur, Carrera 18Este and the eastern city limit.
Between 16C Street and Tunjuelo River, between Boyacá Avenue and Ciudad de Cali.
Between 16C Street and 43Sur Street, between Ciudad de Cali Avenue and the Bogotá River.
Supply points to La Calera and Arboretto.
Thunder 9 of July 17:
Locations: neighborhoods in the towns of Suba, Usaquén, and Chía, Cajicá, Cojardín, Sopó and Tocancipá supply points.
Quadrants:
Between Calle 170 and 245, between Carrera 7 and 52.
Between Calle 235 and 242, between Carrera 45 and 107.
Municipality of Gachancipá and Acuopolis.
Supply points Chía, Cajicá, Cojardín, Sopó and Tocancipá.
CAROL MALAVER
DEPUTY EDITOR BOGOTÁ
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