Cantareira System starts to operate with less than 30% and enters the restriction band

The Cantareira System – the main water reservoir in Greater São Paulo – officially started operating in the restriction range, reaching 28.4% of its capacity volume this Wednesday (3).

According to Sabesp, the reservoir enters a state of restriction if it registers a volume below 30% on the last day of the month. On October 31, Cantareira was already operating below 30% – it was 28.1%.

The October rains caused the reservoir level to improve and reach 28.2%, but the indices fell again after a brief stability.

Even at the beginning of last month, the system was already operating at 29.6% of capacity: the lowest volume in the last five years, and was already considered an alert level.

The Cantareira System is formed by the Jaguari, Jacareí, Cachoeira, Atibainha and Paiva Castro reservoirs.

See the situation of the springs in São Paulo this Wednesday, according to Sabesp:

  • Masonry: 28.4%
  • Alto Tietê: 39.6%
  • Guarapiranga: 51.4%
  • Share: 46.0%
  • Rio Grande: 83.3%
  • Rio Claro: 43.2%
  • São Lourenço: 67.8%

Reference: CNN Brasil

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