The three areas where the measures will be imposed have been described by the regional government as being in a "state of exceptional drought with severe shortages"
According to the latest weekly Hydrological Bulletin, the Spanish hydraulic reserve stands at 44.6% of its total capacity (56,039 hm³), compared to 34.3% the previous year and 50.1% of the average for the last decade. The reservoirs currently store 25,006 hm³ of water, increasing in the last week by 665 hm³ (1.2% of their current
A series of surface pumps are being installed in La Viñuela in an effort to extract as much water as possible from the reservoir which is at a historic low, at 7.6% of it
According to the latest weekly Hydrological Bulletin, the Spanish hydraulic reserve stands at 35.3% of its total capacity (56,039 hm³), compared to 31.7% the previous year and 48.3% of the average for the last decade. The reservoirs currently store 19,775 hm³ of water, decreasing in the last week by 323 hm³ (0.6% of their total
The Junta de Andalucía's water management committee also maintains the twenty per cent reduction in water usage for the area served by La Viñuela reservoir in the provinc