The water level in the Sau reservoir in Catalonia has dropped to record levels due to drought and poses a threat to the local ecosystem. He writes about it”BBC“.
In the Sau reservoir, fish are kept with nets, preventing them from dying and rotting in the water, making them undrinkable. The remaining water is also released downstream to another reservoir, minimizing the risk of silt contamination.
“In the winter we try to overflow the water as quickly as possible because the quality of the water is good, but in the spring it will be very, very bad and we are trying to remove all the fish we can find there.” said Samuel Reyes, director of the Catalan Water Resources Agency (ACA).
The Sau reservoir, located 100 km from Barcelona, has been supplying water to the city and other settlements in the northeastern region of Catalonia for half a century.
This part of Catalonia hasn’t had much rain in two and a half years. At the beginning of March, the water level in the reservoir dropped to 8% of its capacity.
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