The province of Guantánamo gathers only half of the rainfall compared to the historical average for the rainy season, which has a decisive impact on the low volumes in the territory´s reservoirs that barely store 33 percent of its capacity.
The province of Guantánamo gathers only half of the rainfall compared to the historical average for the rainy season, which has a decisive impact on the low volumes in the territory´s reservoirs that barely store 33 percent of its capacity.
The most unfavorable state is seen in La Yaya dam, which stores some 23 million cubic meters out of 160, a reservoir which supplies near seventy thousand inhabitants of the south part of the main city and the surrounding rural communities.
Specialists of the National Institute of Water Resources in the province say that the downpours in the Guantanamo River basin are not enough to recover this reservoir, the largest in the province.
The Faustino Pérez Dam, which supplies three-quarters of the city, continues to decline, registering 43 percent of its capacity, which requires the adoption of measures to better manage the water available.
Jaibo, Los Asientos and Pozo Azul reservoirs, the precious liquid decreases, although this reduction of its volumes does not affect the supply to the population because they are mainly destined to the service of agricultural areas.
Drought has been hitting the province of Guantanamo for more than two years, especially the municipality of Niceto Pérez, with severe damage to agricultural production and to the inhabitants of rural communities, thus distributing water in pipes to both people and the stocking mass.
Translation: Ilia Charon