Due to the drought, the Pyrénées-Orientales are affected by water restrictions.
Agriculture will have to reduce its watering by 25% compared to a normal period, reports
L'Indépendant
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But the mountainous department can count on a water resource enabling it to cope with the situation: its dams and reservoirs.
These works are placed under the responsibility of the department.
Return to normal
In times of crisis, "dam committees" meet every fortnight to decide on the importance of the releases.
"In June, in fifteen days, we destocked on Vinça a million cubic meters", comments the department.
Today, the situation is "complicated on Tech and also tense on Têt".
The Vinça dam releases 6 m3 of water per second against 3 m3 entering.
The reserves of the Bouillouses lake in Haut-Conflent could be put to use.
On the side of the Caramany dam, which contains 25 million cubic meters of water, the situation is under control.
The department's objective is to manage to smooth the water stocks over the whole season and to reach a normal situation by October 15.
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