Dry: Edia coordinates withdrawal fish ponds Alentejo.
The dam of Monte da Rocha, in Ourique county, It is a priority for the removal of fish, due to the low level reservoir, The operation begins Monday. Afetas of the Alqueva reservoir system, They have been taken about 14 tons of fish.
Removal of fish in lakes whose dimension is reduced, in order to prevent any episodes of fish mortality and degradation of water quality, It was one of the measures adopted by the Reservoirs Management Committee and the Permanent Prevention Commission, Monitoring and monitor the effects of drought.
The start of work is planned for the week of 21 August, of which were considered as priority the reservoirs of the Watch and Rock Hill, water sources for public supply.
At the request of APA - Portuguese Environment Agency, EDIA assumes the coordination of fish removal operations in reservoirs that are not part of the Global System of Alqueva, particularly in the reservoirs of the Watch, Monte da Rocha, Pego do Altar e Divor.
At this time, EDIA has started similar operations in some reservoirs of the Purpose of Enterprise Multiple Alqueva, namely: Ãlamos, Penedrão and Piso, since under the Enterprise Management and the ongoing water transfers for irrigation areas bordering, These reservoirs are subject to a reduced storage volume.
To date they were taken from the reservoirs afetas the Alqueva system about 14 tons of fish.
It is recalled that the Global System of Alqueva, comprises 69 dams and reservoirs, It has available an area of 120 thousand hectares of irrigated land in exploration and guarantees, the current drought situation, water confining Hydroagriculture, such as Purple, Odivelas, Campilhas e Alto Sado e Vigia.
