A task force is investigating the water shortage that has affected 80% of the population of Porangatu, in the north of Goiás. The city is under a supply rotation system, due to a water crisis caused by the drought in the water source that supplies the city (see details of the rotation at the end of the report).
The source responsible for supplying most of the more than 40 thousand residents of Porangatu is Ribeirão Funil. Images taken by City Hall, shown by TV Anhanguera, show the place full of water in May this year. Now, the riverbed is practically dry, making it possible to see the soil and tree branches that were previously covered.
The prolonged drought, which began to affect the population last Friday (6), is identified as the main cause of the problem, but authorities will also investigate whether there was irregular collection from the water source.
In an interview with TV Anhanguera, Colonel Pedro Carlos Borges de Lira, commander of the Civil Defense of Goiás, said that, in fact, it is raining less in the region, but that this alone would not justify the crisis.
"I think that alone doesn't justify this lack of water all at once, this shortage all of a sudden in the municipality. So, I think we really have to investigate the situation," he said.
Also on TV Anhanguera, the superintendent of Environment and Water Resources at Saneago, Camila Roncato, also assesses that the reduction of water at the bottom of the bed was very rapid.
"This group, which will include AGR, Semad and us, from Saneago, will be there and carry out this inspection to see if we find any irregular use that could be harming Porangatu's supply", stated Camila.
After an emergency meeting held on Wednesday (11), in Goiânia, it was decided that the members of this task force will carry out inspections in Porangatu, along the bed of the Funil river.
Housewife Naide Rodrigues is one of the people affected by the shortage. In an interview with TV Anhanguera, she says that she is unable to do practically any domestic work due to the lack of water.
"You can't clean the house, you can't do anything. You have to keep the water here (from the rotation) and you can't even use it. Because if you use it, we could run out of water. Because we don't even know how many days we'll have water," he said.
In a note released on Wednesday (11), Saneago reinforced that the water supply rotation system follows the schedule officially published by the company.
See below the rotation system groups and the supply schedule published by Saneago:
Group 1 – Airport I, II, III and IV Stage, Alphaville, Bairro das Palmeiras, Bela Vista, Bom Jesus, Dom Bosco, Eliton Tavares, Galileia, Itamaraty, Jardim Goiás, Lago Azul, Loteamento Antônio A. Toledo, Planalto, Rodoviário, Santa Luzia, Santa Paula I and II Stage, São Francisco, Sol Nascente, Trevo Sul, Tupaciguara, Vera Lúcia, Vereda Tropical, Vila Barros, Vila Boa Esperança, Vila Cavalcante, Vila Dornil, Vila Lobos, Vila Mércia, Vila Moreira, Vila Nunes, Vila Operária, Vila Primavera, Vila Record, Vila Rica, Vila Rosa, Vila São João, Vila São José, Vila União.
Group 2 – Alto da Glória, Cidade Jardim, Flamboyant, Garavelo, Grupiara, Itamar Nobrega II – Stage I, Jardim Brasília, Jardim Europa, Leste, Maringá, Marlene Vaz, Morada do Sol, Morada Nova, Morar Melhor, Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Maringá Region), Nova Jerusalem, Pilão de Pedra, Residencial Amazonas, Residencial Araguaia, Residencial Tocantins, Santa Isabel, Santa Rita, Vila Soares.
Group 3 – Cristal Ville, José Bueno de Morais, Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Praça Matriz Region), Raizama, Residencial Aldeia do Vale, Residencial Bom Sucesso I, II and III Stage, Sete Ranchos, Setor do Lago.
Schedule
Thursday (12): from midnight to 11:59 pm: Groups 1 and 2 with supply free and group 3 with supply interrupted.
Friday (13): from midnight to 11:59 pm: Groups 2 and 3 with supply free and group 1 with supply interrupted.
Saturday (14): from midnight to 11:59 pm: Groups 1 and 3 with supply free and group 2 with supply interrupted.
Sunday (15): from midnight to 11:59 pm: Groups 1 and 2 with supply free and group 3 with supply interrupted.
Monday (16): from midnight to 11:59 pm: Groups 2 and 3 with supply free and group 1 with supply interrupted.
Tuesday (17): from midnight to 11:59 pm: Groups 1 and 3 with supply released and group 2 with supply interrupted.
Wednesday (18): from midnight to 11:59 pm: Groups 1 and 2 with supply free and group 3 with supply interrupted.
