The recent rains have been good for farming and for the reservoirs. Rains falling in the Central Mountain Range have raised the water levels at the Rincon Dam in La Vega and the Tavera-Bao Dam in Santiago. The technical reports from the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI) indicate that the water levels have slightly increased and should increase as the waters move from the watersheds into the reservoirs.
With regard to Tavera-Bao Dam, the water level was reported at 315.10 (meters above sea level), up from the 114.80 recently recorded. Normal operations of the Tavera-Bao complex require the water level to be at 327.5. Silvio Duran, the director general of the Santiago Water and Sewage Corporation (Coraasan) said that as the situation improves at the Tavera-Bao Dam, there will then be more water available for Coraasan to supply to its clients. Over the last three months, Coraasan has been rationing water to every part of the city of Santiago and the entire area that it serves.
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Diario Libre
El Caribe
8 October 2018
