Caracas rationing of public water supplies starts Monday

www.vheadline.com Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

Hidrocapital public water utility has started to ration water in the Metropolitan Caracas area after confirming that levels at the Camatagua reservoir are getting lower.

The summer drought, meteorologists forecast, will continue through March and Hidrocapital engineers report that the reservoir is 23 meters below its normal level.

• Rationing is necessary because current levels indicate that supplies will otherwise run out in 120 days. 

The company has notified the public about areas, times and timetable of the rationing process.