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02-17-2010, 05:00 PM
You can walk over the dike of the dam in the Haina - Manoguayabo system. What is usually a concrete wall covered by the flow of water that is going to the intake, is now a bridge that connects both sides of the Haina River that can be used by two-wheeled vehicles.
Haina - Manoguayabo is one of the 3 systems that supply much of the National District, Santo Domingo West and Los Alcarrizos and that have reduced their capacities to below 50%. The other two are the Duey - Guananitos and the Isa - Mana. Miguel A. Perez, the engineer in charge of the Haina - Manoguayabo system is not allowed to give out official information, but based on his experience in the area, he says that it has been 12 years since he has seen a similar situation.
"It is normal that in December and January we experience a certain dry spell, but by the middle of February it always rains to provide water for the intake", explained the technician. The fear is that the supply of all intakes will not normalize for 2 months, in April, when the rainy season traditionally begins.
The Haina - Manoguayabo system pumps 90 million gallons of water per day. Yesterday production was around 42.97 million gallons, 56.15% of its capacity. The Duey - Guananitos system has lowered its production by 70.83%, a reduction of 8.5 million gallons a day. The Isabela aqueduct has also felt the pinch, but to a lesser degree. The 6 systems that feed Greater Santo Domingo normally produce 405.09 million gallons per day.
CAASD reports that production has fallen by 67.94 million gallons a day. This is equivalent to 15.16% of the total capacity, which is covered up by the help from the Valdesia reservoir and the stability that is provided by the Eastern Salinity Barrier that provides 4 cubic meters of water per second. Valdesia remains stable and it has not reached critical levels, although the water level has dropped.
The sectors most affected by the water crisis are, mainly, those located after kilometer 14 of the Duarte Highway, which is to say the municipalities of Los Alcarrizos and Santo Domingo West, and those located in the higher areas where the water cannot arrive with sufficient pressure. The areas to the south of John F. Kennedy Ave. are also experiencing shortages, since they receive their water from the Haina - Manoguayabo system.
In order to tackle the effects of the water crisis, CAASD has delivered 2.5 million gallons of water through the use of 14 tanker trucks that are distributing water to hospitals and the barrios affected by the crisis over the last ten days. Of this amount, about 150,000 gallons have been distributed to the sectors that are normally served by the systems most affected by drought, such as the Duey - Guananitos, the Isa - Mana and Haina, in Santo Domingo West and Los Alcarrizos, La Cienega, Valle Encantado and Canaan, also in Pantoja, Los Girasoles, Herrera and Bayona.
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Haina - Manoguayabo is one of the 3 systems that supply much of the National District, Santo Domingo West and Los Alcarrizos and that have reduced their capacities to below 50%. The other two are the Duey - Guananitos and the Isa - Mana. Miguel A. Perez, the engineer in charge of the Haina - Manoguayabo system is not allowed to give out official information, but based on his experience in the area, he says that it has been 12 years since he has seen a similar situation.
"It is normal that in December and January we experience a certain dry spell, but by the middle of February it always rains to provide water for the intake", explained the technician. The fear is that the supply of all intakes will not normalize for 2 months, in April, when the rainy season traditionally begins.
The Haina - Manoguayabo system pumps 90 million gallons of water per day. Yesterday production was around 42.97 million gallons, 56.15% of its capacity. The Duey - Guananitos system has lowered its production by 70.83%, a reduction of 8.5 million gallons a day. The Isabela aqueduct has also felt the pinch, but to a lesser degree. The 6 systems that feed Greater Santo Domingo normally produce 405.09 million gallons per day.
CAASD reports that production has fallen by 67.94 million gallons a day. This is equivalent to 15.16% of the total capacity, which is covered up by the help from the Valdesia reservoir and the stability that is provided by the Eastern Salinity Barrier that provides 4 cubic meters of water per second. Valdesia remains stable and it has not reached critical levels, although the water level has dropped.
The sectors most affected by the water crisis are, mainly, those located after kilometer 14 of the Duarte Highway, which is to say the municipalities of Los Alcarrizos and Santo Domingo West, and those located in the higher areas where the water cannot arrive with sufficient pressure. The areas to the south of John F. Kennedy Ave. are also experiencing shortages, since they receive their water from the Haina - Manoguayabo system.
In order to tackle the effects of the water crisis, CAASD has delivered 2.5 million gallons of water through the use of 14 tanker trucks that are distributing water to hospitals and the barrios affected by the crisis over the last ten days. Of this amount, about 150,000 gallons have been distributed to the sectors that are normally served by the systems most affected by drought, such as the Duey - Guananitos, the Isa - Mana and Haina, in Santo Domingo West and Los Alcarrizos, La Cienega, Valle Encantado and Canaan, also in Pantoja, Los Girasoles, Herrera and Bayona.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)