Why the water decline in Greater Santo Domingo?

[Dolores]

The Water and Sewer Corporation of Santo Domingo (CAASD) does not have many answers to this question. According to the head of the CAASD, Felipe Subervi, the Meteorology Office (Onamet) says that February was dry and March will be a very dry month. Things do not look good for the replenishment of the major sources that feed water to San Cristobal, Santo Domingo and Bani.

According to Subervi, the large reduction in service is due to the simple and verifiable fact that the rivers that supply Valdesia and Duey do not have sufficient water for what is “normal” service. A flow of three days a week in some sectors. Several areas are seeing water supply has dwindled to one day a week due to this lack of water in the entire system.

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6 March 2023

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[Kipling333]

When ever there is a dry spell there are restrictions placed on the supply of water to the people. This has been the case for decades and yet nothing is done to rectify the situation. The DR has valleys with large catchment areas that are well suited to the construction of dams but there seems no will to do anything.

 

[PJT]

When ever there is a dry spell there are restrictions placed on the supply of water to the people. This has been the case for decades and yet nothing is done to rectify the situation. The DR has valleys with large catchment areas that are well suited to the construction of dams but there seems no will to do anything.

More small dams and reforesting of former watershed areas would act to retain and conserve water. The government should encourage itself and land owners, especially in mountainous zones, to plant more trees or grasses. At the end consumer and construction levels all household plumbing sold should be water efficient by law.

Also, government should plug all the leaks in water distribution lines but it will not happen in my lifetime.

Regards,

PJT

 

[chico bill]

There is likely as much water lost to leakage as is used in this country.
But water will be the new 'oil' of the next century and why the rapid development in certain areas will come to a stop - when people can't bathe or flush their toilets they won't stay long

 

[JD Jones]

When ever there is a dry spell there are restrictions placed on the supply of water to the people. This has been the case for decades and yet nothing is done to rectify the situation. The DR has valleys with large catchment areas that are well suited to the construction of dams but there seems no will to do anything.

There are new dams being constructed as we speak, but more are needed.

Some of the existing dams need to be dredged to increase the capacity lost to sediment.