Water restrictions hit 32 Galician towns despite wettest winter
32 towns in Galicia, Spain, are restricting water to essential use despite the wettest winter in decades. Reservoirs, suspicion and tourist consumption.
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Water restrictions in Galicia: the wettest winter was not enough
In the middle of August, towns in Pontevedra and A Coruña have imposed water restrictions. No swimming pools or gardens: only what is essential. And that, after the wettest winter in decades. The Xunta (Galicia's regional government) has activated the alert in 32 municipalities, with pre-alert status in around 60 more. The underlying figure: 8 out of 10 Galician councils are already under some level of warning.
The official causes: lack of summer rainfall, consumption driven up by tourism and high temperatures. But the debate goes further. Sceptics point out that the reservoirs are above the average of recent years and suspect the water was deliberately released. Others recall the structural paradox of green Spain: few regulation reservoirs because it almost always rained, so as soon as a dry summer arrives, the infrastructure cannot cope.
The Confederación Hidrográfica (river basin authority) has also ordered the removal of recreational platforms on the river Miño, which reinforces the theory that management is under more scrutiny than forecasting. The only certainty is that water can no longer be taken for granted in Galicia. After the wettest winter in decades, the tap runs dry in summer. Explanations, plenty; a single answer, none.
In the middle of August, towns in Pontevedra and A Coruña have imposed water restrictions. No swimming pools or gardens: only what is essential. And that, after the wettest winter in decades. The Xunta (Galicia's regional government) has activated the alert in 32 municipalities, with pre-alert status in around 60 more. The underlying figure: 8 out of 10 Galician councils are already under some level of warning.
The official causes: lack of summer rainfall, consumption driven up by tourism and high temperatures. But the debate goes further. Sceptics point out that the reservoirs are above the average of recent years and suspect the water was deliberately released. Others recall the structural paradox of green Spain: few regulation reservoirs because it almost always rained, so as soon as a dry summer arrives, the infrastructure cannot cope.
The Confederación Hidrográfica (river basin authority) has also ordered the removal of recreational platforms on the river Miño, which reinforces the theory that management is under more scrutiny than forecasting. The only certainty is that water can no longer be taken for granted in Galicia. After the wettest winter in decades, the tap runs dry in summer. Explanations, plenty; a single answer, none.
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