Water Degree in Yuvacık Dam Dropped to twenty-eight%

The water stage in Yuvacık Dam, which meets a big a part of KOCAELİ’s ingesting water wishes, dropped to twenty-eight p.c. Whilst the decline persevered regardless of the water reinforcement, one of the crucial bridges that was once flooded with the development of the dam got here to mild.

In keeping with the information of Kocaeli Water and Sewage Management (ISU) Normal Directorate, 14 million 580 thousand cubic meters of water stay within the Yuvacık Dam in Başiskele district, which meets maximum of Kocaeli’s ingesting water wishes, with 28 p.c occupancy. There’s a fast lower within the water stage of the dam, which has a complete capability of 51 million cubic meters, because of the loss of rainfall and sizzling climate.

REINFORCEMENT FROM SAPANCA LAKE

Whilst the decline persevered regardless of the water replenishment from Sapanca Lake, the ruins of one of the crucial bridges and an aqueduct that hooked up the villages to one another with the lowering water stage, which have been submerged with the development of the dam, got here to mild. Whilst cracks have been noticed within the soil within the spaces the place the water receded, the low water stage within the house the place the bridge was once positioned additionally attracted consideration.

‘IF IT RAINS, THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM’

ISU Normal Supervisor Ali Sağlık introduced that water consumption from Sapanca Lake continues and stated, The placement on the dam is at a typical stage. If there may be rain this month or subsequent month, there will probably be no drawback with ingesting water. “The present scenario is customary, on the identical stage as in earlier years except for remaining yr,” he stated.

‘WE NEED TO SAVE WATER’

Well being additionally warned voters about water use and stated, as Kocaeli, we wish to save water; as a result of our water assets are restricted. Kocaeli has now not won right kind rainfall for approximately 5 months. We skilled the freshest months of new years. It is a excellent factor we constructed the Sapanca line, in a different way we would possibly have had issues of the Yuvacık Dam. “We’re taking all of the precautions, however our voters must take the true precautions about saving water,” he stated.

NEWS-CAMERA Nazım Özgün ERBULAN/ BAŞİSKELE (Kocaeli),