The worst omens have come true. In Fiñana, they lack drinking water from 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. A measure that the local council has imposed to coping with droughtThe mayor of the municipality, Rafael Montes, issued a statement on September 12 to announce these reductions due to “the lack of rain and the state of the Pantaneta, which is completely empty.”
Fiñana has about two thousand inhabitants, it is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Natural Park, very close to the province of Granada, in the region of Nacimiento. The effects of the drought have worsened after summer, because of the heat and the absence of precipitation.
Two months ago, in July, the Fiñana City Council issued a statement asking for maximum collaboration and understanding in the project. rational use of water“The bad weather we are experiencing, with little rain, is limiting this essential resource, so we must be careful in using this asset,” he said.
The mayor of Fiñana, Rafael Montes, made a wake up to farmers who were asked to think about what crops they should plant. “Other users should think about the importance of providing drinking water for human consumption and not waste it inappropriately,” he added. In this sense, the letter highlights the responsibility of “having water of quality and quantity necessary for our daily use, which must always be guaranteed.”
Since July, in Fiñana, water can only be used for the development of domestic life. Thus, it was forbidden to wash terraces, facades, sidewalks, to wash vehicles, watering vegetables and any other non-domestic useLocal police were even ordered to carry out inspections on irrigated terraces and their owners had to prove the origin of the water used.
Despite municipal measures and warnings, The fiñaneros were left without drinking water for nine hourscoinciding with the night. The Pantaneta, the main source of supply, is at a minimum, now we are counting on the arrival of the rains to recover the usual supply.
