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Home News Algarve and Alentejo with water for three years Algarve and Alentejo with water for three years The south of the country has enough stored water for “two to three years,” with all the dams “literally full,” the president of the Portuguese Environment Agency ( APA) stated, admitting that
The agency admitted that national records could be broken in the reservoirs.
The reservoirs are nearly full and the pastures are green.
The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) issued an unfavourable opinion on the Mina da Lagoa Salgada project, for the exploitation of copper, lead and zinc in the municipalities of Grândola and Alcácer do Sal, after identifying negative impacts on water resources. In a note published this Friday, seen by Lusa, the APA states that, within the scope of the procedure ...
The Caia Dam, in the municipality of Elvas in the Portalegre district, has reached 96.12% of its water storage capacity and will carry out surface releases on Monday, for the fourth consecutive year, it was announced today.
The Portuguese Environment Agency’s unfavourable decision was published on Friday. The APA says the developer’s revised study still raises doubts about water use, environmental risks and the social impact on the Alentejo coast. Grândola’s mayor applauds the decision.
The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) issued an unfavourable opinion on the Lagoa Salgada mine project, for the extraction of copper, lead and zinc in the municipalities of Grândola and Alcácer do Sal, after identifying negative impacts on water resources.
Of the 60 reservoirs monitored, 35 have water volumes exceeding 80% of their total capacity and three have volumes below 40%.
The dams in the Algarve are at an average of 72% capacity and have enough water to ensure urban consumption for three to four years, said the president of the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) on Wednesday. José Pimenta Machado provided an update on the water reserves in the region to the Lusa agency.
Rainfall over the last month has left 20 hectometres cubed in the reservoirs, but it has not helped recharge the aquifers.
