Rains increase water levels at many reservoirs

The National Water Observatory reports that as a result of the recent rains the water levels at Tavera-Bao, Rincon, Moncion, Hatillo, Sabana Yegua, and Sabaneta have risen, as reported in El Caribe. INDRHI director Olgo Fernandez says that if the rains continue there will be enough water to satisfy the demands of farmers in the southwestern province of Peravia (Bani), or they will have to continue rationing. He also said that some of the reservoirs such as Lopez, Jiguey and Valdesia have seen their water levels go down. National Meteorological Office (Onamet) forecaster Luis Felipe Jerez reports that the frontal system currently dissipating over eastern Puerto Rico is being followed by a low-pressure trough that has led to rain in the north, northeast and central Cibao regions of the Dominican Republic.