Overview

• Authorities set the reduced-pressure window for 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., and some localities may also face daytime adjustments.
• August rainfall in the supply system was under one third of the historical average, and the dry spell shows no sign of easing.
• The metropolitan system operates at 32.8% of usable volume, with Cantareira at 30.3% and Alto Tietê at 26.1%, falling about 0.26% per day last week.
• Sabesp reports 7.25 billion liters saved since the initial August 27 phase, enough to supply roughly 800,000 people for a month.
• The committee has not detailed which neighborhoods will see the extended cuts, while residents in peripheral areas report nightly interruptions.