Drought in rising water prices and street cleaning in Portugal
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Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro said on Wednesday that 10 of Portugal’s 61 dams on the mainland are in critical condition, with less than 20% of their capacity.
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As dams almost supply 40 municipalities in the north and center of the country and have tourist attractions.
While the country as a whole has enough water in its reservoirs for two years of consumption, the 10 in crisis are not enough for one year, said Cordeiro.
There are a total of 278 municipalities in Portugal and they are responsible for providing water to the population.
Among the 43 most critical, Cordeiro said the worst price increase for households and businesses that consume more than 15 cubic meters of water per month during the dry season. An average family in the country consumes 10 cubic meters per month.
In addition, they must “in order to efficiently wash the streets and the essential use of water, water the space and ornamental pools”, he said, adding that the government must accelerate the use of water.
“The government always has the legal option to take action more forcefully than it thinks, which is not necessary at the moment,” he said, adding that municipalities are ready to act.
In February, the government issued six orders to shut down power generation, and starting in August, Portugal cut off the irrigation of golf courses and public parks in the Algarve.
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By Sérgio Gonçalves; Editing by Indy Landaro and Barbara Lewis
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