Due to the problem that the water storage rate of the dam in Minamiboso City, Chiba Prefecture is decreasing and there is a risk of water outage, Chiba Prefecture dispatches water trucks to schools and hospitals to reduce the amount of water taken from the dam, and for each household. We will provide PET bottles of drinking water free of charge.
In Minamiboso City, the water storage rate of the Komukai Dam, which is the water source, has dropped to 30.6% as of the 14th, and if it continues to decline at the pace so far, some areas of the city will be at the beginning of the year. There is a risk of water outage.
For this reason, Chiba Prefecture, which received a request for support from Minamiboso City, set up a countermeasures headquarters and decided on support measures as a prefecture.
According to this, the prefecture will dispatch about 10 water trucks to hospitals, schools, social welfare facilities, and other facilities that use a lot of water by the 21st of this month in order to reduce the amount of water taken from the dam and avoid water outages as much as possible. I will start supporting you.
In addition, the prefecture has decided to provide the city with a total of 58,000 PET bottles containing drinking water stockpiled for disasters free of charge so that they can be distributed to each target household.
The timing of distribution of drinking water will be adjusted in the future, and the Chiba Prefectural Water Administration Division said, "If this situation continues, it is a serious situation where long-term water outages are expected. The prefecture will work together to respond." I'm talking to you.