From chronic problem to emergency in recent years. Sardinia is dealing with drought and " the efforts made to conserve water in view of the most critical periods, with the construction of dozens of dams and artificial reservoirs, risk not being sufficient" , underlines Francesca Ghirra (Alleanza Verdi Sinistra ), «the last particularly dry summer seasons have in fact forced measures to restrict water resources aimed at companies but also at domestic users, measures which remain in force even in the middle of winter. The next summer season risks becoming particularly complicated».
Reporting some data from the Sardinian Water Authority, the deputy adds: «At the end of December 2021 the artificial reservoirs were full to 83.12% of their capacity, while in December 2022 the level dropped to 60.21%. In the survey of January 5, the Sardinian basins recorded a -20% compared to the same month last year and, although the rains of January and February brought the levels back to 76% of the capacity, the absence of rainfall for the whole month of March does not let farmers sleep peacefully ».
"In fact, the latest bulletin indicates that there are 1,387 million cubic meters of water in the reservoirs, compared to 1,098 in December, data that is improving which in any case does not bring about the early warning of drought, with a situation that risks worsening in the next spring and summer months . Therefore, continues Ghirra, "it is essential to continue the activity of constant monitoring of the situation, but it is also and above all necessary to urgently prepare and develop massive maintenance interventions and projects for the construction of new infrastructures , which make it possible to avoid the use of restrictive measures on a resource such as water, a primary and fundamental asset for the whole community. Tuesday in the Environment Commission of the Chamber - he anticipates - the Government will answer my question on what initiatives it intends to take to counter the phenomenon of drought in Sardinia».
