Despite the drop in rainfall with peaks of -30% from mid-December to March, drought is not scary in Sardinia where, thanks to a greater accumulation due to stocks made from the second half of October to mid-December, the dams are present in the dams. 80% of the potable water .
In absolute terms, the total volume is approximately 1.480 billion cubic meters , so much so that the institutional committee of the Island Basin Authority has not foreseen any restrictions in any sector for this summer.
The water volumes that guarantee optimal management of the irrigation campaign for the Reclamation Consortia had already been defined in May. Now, with the increase of the resident population in the tourist season, there will be no problems even on drinking water use .
CRITICALITIES - Certainly there are some small criticalities, monitored every 15 days, such as the reservoirs of the north-western area of the island which appear a little more lacking than the average stocks (Bidighenzu, Alto Temo and Cuga).
"The situation is good and in line with the averages of recent years - explains engineer Paolo Botti, director of the water resources protection and management, water services supervision and drought management service of the Basin Authority - we have 20 million mc more than in 2021, with a better situation than the last events of 2016 and 2017 "." The irrigation season is safe - he concludes - with safety margins compared to the thirty-year averages, as well as the drinking one: even if it did not rain for a year we will have no problems ".
(Unioneonline / vl)
