The first round of water intake restrictions began on the 8th due to a decline in the water storage rate of Waseda Dam, the main water source for Kagawa and Tokushima prefectures.
In conjunction with this, a signboard calling for water conservation was installed at the Kagawa Prefectural Office.
The water storage rate at Wasakeura Dam was 60% as of midnight on the 8th, which is lower than 81.9% in normal years.
In light of this situation, a council formed by the national government and the four prefectures of Shikoku will implement the
first round of water intake restrictions starting from 9 a.m. on the 8th, reducing the amount of water
supplied to Kagawa Prefecture by 20%
and Tokushima Prefecture by 17.5%.
started.
Water intake restrictions have been in place since April last year.
In line with this, officials at the Kagawa Prefectural Office set up a sign 4.2 meters high and 75 centimeters wide with the inscription, ``Please help us conserve water,'' to encourage people to conserve water.
In addition, in the toilets in the government building, staff tightened the valves on the water pipes under the sinks to reduce the amount of water coming out to about half the normal amount.
Takeshi Kozuka, head of the Kagawa Prefectural Water Resources Division, said, ``Water is a limited resource, so I want everyone to do what they can to conserve water while taking proper measures to prevent infectious diseases.''
According to Kagawa Prefecture and Tokushima Prefecture, the first round of water intake restrictions will not have a major impact on the water supply to households and factories, but both prefectures are calling on households to cooperate in saving water to the extent that they can.