Colombia's capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists

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The mayor of Colombia’s capital has announced new measures to reduce water consumption in the city of eight million people, where a drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials to ration water in most neighborhoods and ask residents to change their showering habits.

A view of the exposed banks due to low water levels of the El Penol-Guatape hydroelectric dam, in Guatape, Colombia , Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A restaurant cook gets water from a bucket while the kitchen stays open during a 24-hour water restriction in Bogota , Colombia , Friday, April 12, 2024. Water rationing in the capital began on Thursday due to the low level of water in reservoirs that give drinking water to the capital, a consequence of the El Niño weather phenomenon.

“We have started to reduce water consumption, but there is still a long way to go to reach our goals,” Galán said. Faced with this situation, officials in Bogotá last week rolled out a water rationing system that divides the city into nine zones. Each zone is cut off from the water supply for 24 hours, on a rotating basis.

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