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05-26-2011, 04:00 PM
Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal says there is little the authorities can do to combat the increasing water levels of the Enriquillo and Azuei lakes in Bahoruco and Jimani provinces, as reported in El Caribe. From 6-9 June experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit to evaluate the situation together with specialists from the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources the resources that could be had in both lakes and alternatives for the reasonable management of the lake basins.
According to reports, the Enriquillo Lake has extended on average by 170 kms2 from its normal size of 250km2, affecting vast farmland areas.
Fernandez says the problem is a consequence of hundreds of years of depredation resulting in the aquifers becoming saturated in the degraded soils. He said the Ministry's Quisqueya Verde reforestation plan is aimed at repairing the effects of this degradation.
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According to reports, the Enriquillo Lake has extended on average by 170 kms2 from its normal size of 250km2, affecting vast farmland areas.
Fernandez says the problem is a consequence of hundreds of years of depredation resulting in the aquifers becoming saturated in the degraded soils. He said the Ministry's Quisqueya Verde reforestation plan is aimed at repairing the effects of this degradation.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)