Regarding the Hayamiura Dam in Kochi Prefecture, which had been temporarily lifted due to heavy rain, the council created by the national government and the four prefectures of Shikoku has imposed a water intake restriction to reduce the water supply to Kagawa Prefecture by 35%. , Resumed from the evening of the 7th.
The water storage rate of the Hayamiura Dam, which is the water tank of Shikoku, has continued to be much lower than normal, and from the 2nd of this month, the third water intake restriction was implemented to reduce the water supply to Kagawa Prefecture by 50%. ..
After that, due to heavy rain caused by typhoons, the water intake restriction was temporarily lifted on the 5th, but since the weather has recovered and the water storage rate is still low, discussions will be held between the national government and the four prefectures of Shikoku. The meeting resumed the second water intake restriction from 5 pm on the 7th.
Under the second water intake restriction, the amount of water supplied to Kagawa Prefecture will be reduced by 35%, but Kagawa Prefecture says that supplying it from other rivers in the prefecture will not have a significant impact on normal living.
The water storage rate of the Hayamiura Dam was 49.9% as of midnight on the 7th, which is still nearly 40 points lower than normal.
If it does not rain, the water storage rate is expected to reach 30% on the 26th of this month, which is a guideline for the third water intake restriction.
Kagawa Prefecture continues to call for cooperation in saving water.