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Baiona Bans Garden Watering and Pool Filling as Baíña Reservoir Falls to 31%

The town urges tighter household conservation after a dry, hot summer strained supplies.

El embalse de Baíña, al 31,98%, nivel similar al actual, a mediados de octubre de 2022.
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El embalse de Baíña, ayer, al 31,53% de su capacidad.

Overview

  • Mayor Jesús Vázquez Almuiña issued an official bando on Tuesday prohibiting the watering of gardens and the filling of private pools.
  • Augas de Galicia put the Baíña reservoir at 31.53% capacity, continuing a steady decline reported over recent weeks.
  • The municipal notice asks residents to run full washing machines and dishwashers, take short showers, and turn off taps while brushing teeth.
  • Reporting diverges on drought prealert status, with one outlet saying the Xunta activated it on September 9 and another saying the Xunta instead urged prealert measures from August 7, including intensified monitoring and daily reporting to Augas de Galicia.
  • Levels dropped from full on May 5 to 85% on June 30 and 57% on August 11, a slide linked in local reporting to scarce rainfall, high temperatures, and a summer population surge driven by tourism and second homes.