On May 7, 2024, the government ended the emergency Drought in CataloniaThis allows farmers to soften the restrictions on industry and tourism and eliminate the most strict measures such as protecting swimming pools.
According to data published in the last hour Catalunya Dell Agua Agency (ACA)Ovarian The situation criticizes water reserves that can reach 31.49% of its efficiency.
This is how the reservoirs of Catalonia are on February 13, 2025
The total capacity of reservoirs in the inner basins of Catalonia 694.45 cubic hectometers (HMoun), Ie that Currently, only 218.68 hmh water is available.
Under normal conditions, It is estimated that 1 hmow water is consumed by 7.5 million people dailyIf this continues with the same consumption speed, Current reserves will only last 257 days without new contributions.
It may seem more than enough time to rain again, but The reservoirs of the Catalonia chain have been drought for several months and many yearsIt has it Serious consequences for the natural environmental systems of autonomous society And for economic sectors such as agriculture and industry.
With 19 reservoirs, Catalonia intensifies and durable to rain To change a drought situation in the past almost 4 years in the past and winter months.
