The Guantanamo reservoirs have a favorable situation to face the dry period and guarantee the water supply to the population by storing 56.68 percent of their capacity, a very different context as compared to the same stage the previous year.
The Faustino Pérez dam, which supplies 72% of the inhabitants in Guantanamo city in this eastern Cuban province, is full so it can serve the maximum amount of 1,200 liters per second and thus keep stable supply cycles.
La Yaya, with over 63 million cubic meters of water available – of the 160 million it admits – guarantees water to the population of the southern area of this city, in addition to surrounding communities and contracted agricultural irrigation.
The Jaibo and Pozo Azul reservoirs, whose purpose is to serve the agricultural system, accumulate enough water to meet demand, a situation totally different from last year when water for agricultural irrigation was restricted.
Translated By Ilia Charon
