Paraopeba has the highest water volume in 2 years.
The Paraopeba System, composed of the Rio Manso, Serra Azul, and Vargem das Flores reservoirs, closed the month of June 2016 with a volume of 162 million cubic meters (m3) of water, which corresponds to almost 59% of its maximum capacity; this is the highest level recorded in two years; to give an idea, on June 29, 2014, the Paraopeba System had just over 155 million m3 of water in reserve.
Mines 247 - The Paraopeba System, composed of the Rio Manso, Serra Azul, and Vargem das Flores reservoirs, closed the month of June 2016 with a volume of 162 million cubic meters (m3) of water, which corresponds to almost 59% of its maximum capacity. This is the highest level recorded in two years. To give you an idea, on June 29, 2014, the Paraopeba System had just over 155 million m3 of water in reserve.
According to the Minas Gerais state government, the recovery of the Paraopeba System was only possible with the start of operations at a capacity of up to 5.000 liters of water per second from the Paraopeba River in Brumadinho, in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (RMBH), in December 2015. Since the inauguration of the project, Copasa has stopped withdrawing 40 million m3 of water from the Rio Manso dam, saving approximately 36% of the reservoir's water.
"The water intake from the Paraopeba River, which was carried out through an effort by the Government of Minas Gerais and..." Copasa"This was fundamental in averting the risk of rationing in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region and has been directly contributing to the recovery of the reservoirs in the Paraopeba System," explains the company's president, Sinara Meireles.
Even with the guarantee of treated and quality water for the coming years, considering the historical consumption levels of the population in the RMBH (Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte), Copasa recommends the conscious use of water.
Collection system
The project involves pumping up to 5.000 liters of water per second, collected from the Paraopeba River through a 6,5-kilometer steel pipeline, 1,5 meters in diameter, to the Rio Manso Water Treatment Plant (WTP), which belongs to the Paraopeba System.
At the Rio Manso Water Treatment Plant, the water undergoes coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, chlorination, and fluoridation processes. This rigorous treatment process complies with Ordinance 2.914 of the Ministry of Health and guarantees high-quality water.
*With advice