Overview

• The pre-alert for moderate scarcity now covers the Verdugo basin, the rías of Vigo and Baiona, and the Pontevedra coast, adding 17 municipalities including Vigo.
• The Oficina Técnica da Seca, chaired by Augas de Galicia director Roi Fernández, approved the expansion based on low-flow indicators and forecasts for a drier-than-average October.
• Baiona’s subsystem will apply measures equivalent to an alert after failing to reach the 0.30 flow threshold in recent months.
• Eiras reservoir, Vigo’s main source, stands around 50% capacity following an exceptionally dry summer and a dry start to October.
• Vigo’s mayor, Abel Caballero, calls for an immediate cut to the ecological flow from Eiras, as the city continues limits on non-essential uses such as street washing, pool refills and beach showers.