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03-03-2009, 05:20 PM
The government has this month and part of the next to find a solution to the problem of rising waters of Lake Enriquillo that is forcing families out of their houses and off their farms. The rainy season will begin in about six weeks followed by the hurricane season in June, and most of this activity affects the south and southwest. Weather Department director Gloria Ceballos expressed her concern at the plight of the people living in the provinces of Independencia and Bahoruco due to the rising waters of the Enriquillo and Saumatre lakes on both sides of the border, because it starts raining in the region around mid-April and early May. Currently, the lakes are spreading, reclaiming much of their former size after years of shrinking. In a report in Listin Diario, Ceballos says that in years when the La Nina phenomenon is present, cyclonic activity is greater than usual. As evidence she pointed to the rains in February, generally considered to be a "dry" month.
In another report, hydraulic engineer Gilberto Reynoso commented on the raising waters of Enriquillo Lake as part of the normal process of subterranean waters moving to lower levels. He said that most of the water is coming from the subsoil levels of the Neiba Valley that naturally accumulates in the Enriquillo Basin which is about 40 meters below sea level. He said that the water would continue to flow as long as the Neiba Valley has water in the substrata. He argued for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the riverbed of the South Yaque River as one way to decrease the flow of water into the Neiba Valley. He said that this would not affect the construction of the dam at Monte Grande and would reduce flooding in the area. He also recommended making repairs to the floodgates of the Trujillo Canal that were damaged over a year ago by the tropical storms Noel and Olga and were only temporarily repaired. He pointed out that below the intake of the Trujillo Canal the river has lost 70% of its capacity to carry water due to sedimentation and needs to be rehabilitated.
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In another report, hydraulic engineer Gilberto Reynoso commented on the raising waters of Enriquillo Lake as part of the normal process of subterranean waters moving to lower levels. He said that most of the water is coming from the subsoil levels of the Neiba Valley that naturally accumulates in the Enriquillo Basin which is about 40 meters below sea level. He said that the water would continue to flow as long as the Neiba Valley has water in the substrata. He argued for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the riverbed of the South Yaque River as one way to decrease the flow of water into the Neiba Valley. He said that this would not affect the construction of the dam at Monte Grande and would reduce flooding in the area. He also recommended making repairs to the floodgates of the Trujillo Canal that were damaged over a year ago by the tropical storms Noel and Olga and were only temporarily repaired. He pointed out that below the intake of the Trujillo Canal the river has lost 70% of its capacity to carry water due to sedimentation and needs to be rehabilitated.
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