Water - no problem

Supplies guaranteed for next two years

By Tom Cain
THE WETTEST autumn and winter period for the past 20 years has seen water stocks at the Entrepeñas and Buendia reservoirs reach exceptionally high levels and the authorities are saying that supplies to Alicante Province are guaranteed for at least the next two years.

The two reservoirs are holding 832 cubic hectometres between them, an amount not seen since March 2004.

This means supplies for drinking water and industrial and agricultural use will not be subjected to any restrictions and the only cuts will be due to unforseen breakdowns in the water network.

Because of the bonanza of water supplies, the agricultural and tourism sectors are asking regional and central government to increase the promotion of products from the province.

Read more in this weeks Costa Blanca News edition