Santander (EFE).- Cantabria accumulates so far this hydrological year a deficit of 24 percent of rain, the tenth driest since there are records (1961).
According to data up to April 1 provided to EFE by the State Meteorological Agency, October, December, February and March were very dry, while November was dry and only January was very wet.
Thanks to the amount of water collected in January, 282 liters of water per square meter, triple what was collected on average in the period 1991-2020, winter was wet as a whole, with a total of 421, 4 liters, 106 percent compared to the average value.
But added to the dry nature of the autumn months of October and November 2022, as a whole the current hydrological year in Cantabria registers a deficit of 24%, although water stress does not only affect this autonomous community.
At the moment, April is dry, since from the 3rd to the 9th no precipitation was recorded in the autonomous community.
The rest of the days, except 1, 12 and 13, the quantities collected were, except for some isolated point, less than 5 liters per square meter.
concern for rivers
The Cantabrian Minister for the Environment, Guillermo Blanco, considers the situation of the Cantabrian rivers “very worrying” due to the lack of water and the little snow that there has been this winter.
As he pointed out, the drought is being suffered especially in the south of the region where cereal is planted, although “little”, while in the rest of the region where it is affecting the most is the pasture fodder for cattle.
“Our cattle need fodder that is currently in danger due to lack of water,” assured the counselor.
And he has stressed that the cattle will need extra water contributions because the springs and aquifers have dried up earlier than expected.
In this sense, the regional Executive is already working with the three hydrographic confederations to which it belongs to develop a protocol for obtaining water from the rivers and streams of Cantabria by farmers to meet the needs of their animals.
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