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Potrerillos Maintenance Completed, Water Service Begins to Return Across Gran Mendoza

The maneuver raised the Río Mendoza to 250 m³/s to enable installation of an 800 mm flow meter.

Overview

  • Aguas Mendocinas reported a progressive restoration starting after midday with full recovery expected within 24 to 48 hours.
  • Planned outages affected sectors of Ciudad (La Favorita), Godoy Cruz, Guaymallén, Luján and Maipú.
  • Hydraulic authorities performed a staged opening of the bottom outlet lasting about 90 minutes and peaking at 250 m³/s.
  • The operation was overseen by the Potrerillos Phase II inspection and CEMPPSA, with authorities urging people to avoid river margins during the surge.
  • Work began at 3:30 and included installing the new meter at the Potrerillos plant and preparing Luján II for future sensors.