Mexicali, BC, July 13.- The entire Baja California region is experiencing some level of drought, especially severe and extreme drought, which is why it was included in the federal government's declaration of a drought emergency.
Mexicali and San Quintín are experiencing extreme drought, according to a report from the National Water Commission (Conagua), while the Drought Monitor considers one more municipality to be experiencing moderate drought and two others to be experiencing severe drought.
Among the transitional measures issued by the national government is the temporary restriction of existing water rights through a provisional reduction in volumes for users in the Baja California basin, due to the severe and extreme drought. This is intended to supply water for domestic and urban public use to the populations affected by this phenomenon.
Conagua published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) the implementation of the Preventive and Mitigation Measures Programs for Drought (PMPMS), to be applied in situations of water shortages to minimize environmental, economic, and social impacts. These programs will go into effect this Wednesday, July 13.
The Las Auras and El Carrizo dams in Tecate are at 45 percent of their storage capacity, while the Abelardo L. Rodríguez dam in Tijuana is at 18 percent, and the Emilio López Zamora dam in Ensenada is only at two percent.
