Thanks to the increase in recent rainfall, the Faustino Pérez dam impounds over 25 million m3 of water and fulfills the planned deliveries to the city ofGuantanamo, the sixth most populated city in Cuba.
The newest engineering project of the six existing in the province is at 98 percent of its total capacity, of just 26 million m3, and remains in good condition to dam such a volume, and operate in the event of any eventuality.
A similar situation is presented in La Clotilde, currently at 95 percent of its capacity, and in charge of delivering water to the population of the town of Jamaica and, through canals, to some settlements in Manuel Tames, as El Yarey and Héctor Infante.
Yinet Marzo Manuel, technical director of the Water Use Enterprise, told the newspaper Venceremos that both engineering works were in good condition, and that none of the dams are under Hydrological Prevention, which is declared when they present any risk.
She said that at Faustino Pérez, part of a wall in the dumping area was repaired some months ago, and that there are no difficulties for La Clotilde, which nevertheless has pending maintenance.
In general, the Guantanamo reservoirs store 49 percent of the total capacity, a volume lower than the same period of the previous year, although all are above 40 percent full, including La Yaya (41.6 percent), the largest in the province.
Rainfall is now below its historical values both for October, with 53 millimeters representing 28 percent of the average for the month, and in relation to the accumulated value for the year, 653 millimeters for 53.3 percent of the accumulated annual history.
Cuba has 242 reservoirs capable of retaining more than nine billion m3 of water, which represents a substantial increase in storage capacity and they are currently 68 percent full, with 280 million m3 above the historical average.
