El Niño in Colombia: Medellin Imposes Water Rationing
Medellin will begin water rationing this Monday, August 31, a measure that will initially remain in place throughout September. The decision was adopted by Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) in response to declining water levels in the sources that supply the city. The decision comes amid a severe and unusual drought associated with the El […]
Medellin initiates sector-by-sector water rationing due to El Niño drought in Colombia. This measure begins on Monday, August 31, and will last through September. Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) introduced this decision to address declining water levels in the city's supply sources. The plan focuses on areas in the northeastern and east-central parts of the city, as well as parts of downtown, affecting around 300,000 people.
The rationing will occur in a staggered, every-other-day pattern, with affected sectors including parts of Popular, Manrique, Aranjuez, Villa Hermosa, and Buenos Aires districts, plus the upper part of La Candelaria. EPM estimates a potential 5% reduction in water consumption as a result of the measure.
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