Although many reservoirs in the Murcia region continue to receive an influx of rainwater from rivers, ravines and watercourse, the Segura Water Board (CHS) has declared that the recent rainfall will not alleviate the drought in some parts of the region.
The the Argos river dam has received more than the usual amount of water, some 60 cubic metros per second, obliging the authorities to discharge 20 cubic metros per second into the Alfonso XIII reservoir through the Argos-Quipar canal and 5 cubic metres per second into the Argos river.
Although, according to the Segura Water Board, these discharges would not cause any significant problems, the local police of Calasparra, for precaution, have closed the RM-B32 at two points where it crosses the course of the Argos river between the dam and Calasparra town.
During Monday and Tuesday there was an average rainfall in the Segura area of 25 litres per square metre, an accumulated volume of 478 cubic hectrometres. The rest of the Segura basin received around 20 cubic hectrometres, although water continues to flow into the reservoirs from rivers, ravines and watercourses.
The Cenajo reservoir has received 7.2 cubic hectrometres; and Alfonso XIII, 3.5 cubic hectrometres.
Despite this influx of rainwater the Segura Water Board has announced that the rainfall is insufficient to alleviate the drought in the short term, but has replenished the subterraneran acuifers, the ecological volume of the rivers and the reserves of the reservoirs.
