Here is a screenshot of a later message from Mr Mercado, which has been doing the rounds on social media:
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Water Supply Problems on the North Coast
There is a screen shot doing the rounds in which Mr Mercado later posted on Facebook: "After communicating with Mr Vasquez I must apologize publicly because the General Directorate was not informed of that meeting".
Pedrollo 3hp getting 25 gallons per min. Takes about 10 hrs fill my pool 14000 gallons
Of course, the water supply is political, just like the weather
When a utility is owned and run by the government, of course it becomes political
And anything run by the government is poorly run and costs too much and money becomes 'disappeared' rapidly
Anyone have a link to the promised north coast "aqueduct" that was to fix the problems? Another project that never happens while AI resorts and Cruise Ports get the focus because of revenue while the north coast remains the bastard child.
I have my own well as well, the best money ever spent. And an opportunity to help the neighbours.
Five pipes if I remember well, so about 30 meters. We started with three pipes but that didn’t work so they had to go deep.
Zero problems lots of bottled water…most are on well water with reverse osmosis system.. some pockets of Areas always had water problems and seem always will have them..Perla Marina is one that I keep hearing over the yrs..
Best thing I ever done also …I serviced our whole community last summer , when community pump died and well bore collapsed couldn’t pull pump to replace had to be abandoned and new bore done and took almost two weeks.
They remove 100,000 cubic meters of sediment from the Las Barías dam in three months
Drought reduces hydroelectric power production by 30%
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Santo Domingo, DR
The seasonal drought that has affected the country since the end of November of last year has reduced power generation from water sources by 30%, said the administrator of the Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company (Egehid), engineer Rafael Salazar.
He explained that priority is given to the use of water stored in the dams for human consumption , for agricultural and livestock irrigation, and later for energy production.
When being interviewed on the Climate Agenda program, by meteorological analyst Jean Suriel, and meteorologist Miguel Campusano, by CDN Radio, Salazar reported on the Government's plan to recover the water storage capacity of the reservoirs and thus ensure sufficient liquid to human consumption, agricultural irrigation and electricity production, mainly in times of seasonal drought.
He gave an example of the start-up of the pilot project for cleaning the sediments of the Barías Counterdam, on the Nizao River , from which more than 100,000 cubic meters of sediments have been extracted in just three months.
He indicated that Las Barías is a pilot project that has no cost to the Dominican State and that will allow it to be replicated in hydroelectric complexes such as Valdesia and Aguacate, also on the Nizao River, and Tavera, on the Yaque del Norte River. .
"Because the agreement that was reached is that the companies that won the tender are charged with the sale of sediments, which are also added to the national construction system, and mud can also serve as fertilizer for agriculture," said Salazar. in the interview by CDN Radio.
“So, when these seasonal drought problems come, have the ability to endure and there is no uncertainty in the population. But we have already started that process and the idea is to continue this year with Avocado and Valesia and next year to be able to incorporate other dams in extracting the thirsty, in cleaning, in the recovery of the reservoirs. It is a very interesting project for the country”, he pointed out.
emptying of the reservoir
The time for cleaning the Las Barías counterdam is estimated at 15 months, because it includes all the tailings, to leave the entire system as it was when it was built.
He explained that for this, the reservoir must be emptied, which is coordinated with the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI) and agricultural producers through the Irrigation Boards.
Salazar also raised the need to build more dams in the country in order to take advantage of surface waters, mainly in the season of greatest rainfall.
He indicated that currently the country only uses around 9.1% of the water.
"We have to have a plan and for this there is the Pact for Water, which is going to be signed in the next few days, which will allow the construction of all the dams that are necessary in the country in a planned way, as countries like Costa Rica have done. Rica and Cuba.
He also referred to the decline in the production of hydroelectric power due to the drought. He pointed out that currently daily hydroelectric generation is 2.4 to 2.5 gigawatts, numbers lower than the 3.5 gigawatts per day that occur in normal times.
Retiran 100,000 metros cúbicos de sedimento del contraembalse Las Barías en tres meses
La sequia estacional que afecta al pais desde finales de noviembre del año pasado ha reducido en un 30% la generacion energia a partir de fuentes hidricas
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At last someone with a plan to increase the 9.1 % capture of surface water. We have been keeping record of rainfall in Perla Marina since 2007 and there is a downtrend on the rainfall here but it is still averaging about 100 Inches per year. See chart below.
It is a problem of storage and management. Demand is skyrocketing with all thr new build and Coraapplata has no long range plans.
It is a problem of storage and management. Demand is skyrocketing with all thr new build and Coraapplata has no long range plans.