In Minamiboso City, Chiba Prefecture, the water storage rate of dams has dropped, and there is a risk of water outages.As a result of residents saving water and replenishing water to the dams, the city has stopped the decline in water storage rates. As a result, he said that the start of water outage could be postponed until February next year.
In Minamiboso City, the water storage rate of the Komukai Dam, which is the water source, is declining, and if it falls below 20%, water outages will begin on the 8th of next month for 3,200 households in some areas of the city. It showed the prospect of doing.
On the 19th, the current water storage rate of the dam is about 30%, and since it has hardly changed in the past week, the decline has been stopped by the residents' cooperation in saving water and the transportation of water to the dam by car. It is said that it is coming.
Given this situation, the city has indicated that it will be able to postpone the start of water outages until around February 5, next year.
At the site, nine vehicles came out on the 19th to carry water from reservoirs in other areas, and pumped water from a nearby river to add water, so this month alone It means that the dam was replenished with more than 7,000 tons of water.
Naoki Uyama, chief of the Fire and Disaster Prevention Division of Minamiboso City, said, "Initially, there were voices saying,'It's water for grilled stones,' but the effect is coming out. I want to do it. "