Cantareira reservoir level rises again.
The reservoir reached 11,4% of its capacity, 0,3 percentage points more than the previous day; the system started the month at 5%; according to Sabesp data, the accumulated rainfall has already reached 322,4 mm this month, 62% higher than the historical average of 199,1 mm; in a session of the Sabesp CPI held this Wednesday (26), the president of Sabesp, Jerson Kelman, stated that he believes that it will not be necessary to implement a water rationing system in Greater São Paulo.
Bruno Bocchini - Reporter for Agência Brasil
The rains that hit the state of São Paulo in recent days have once again caused the Cantareira System reservoir to increase. Today (28) the system is at 11,4% of its capacity, 0,3 percentage points above yesterday's level (27). This Friday, after remaining high for 21 consecutive days, the system level remained stable at 11,1%.
Rainfall – the amount of rain collected – in the month of February in the Cantareira region, the largest supplier of water for the metropolitan region of São Paulo, totaled 322,4 millimeters, 61,9% higher than the historical average for the month.
The level of the Alto Tietê System, which is also experiencing a critical situation, remained at 18,3%.
Although the rainfall in February has eased the water crisis, the metropolitan director of the São Paulo State Basic Sanitation Company (Sabesp), Paulo Massato, assessed that it is still too early to define the adoption of strict rationing.
During a session of the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPI) of the São Paulo City Council, last Wednesday (25), he informed that it is necessary to wait for the end of the rainy season, which normally extends until the end of March.