Hydro Power Plants Blamed for Water Shortages
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Social
Hydropower Plants on the Vu Gia River's Upper Course Have Been Storing Water for Electricity Generation, and the Plants are Blocking the Stream, Leaving Millions of People Short ofWater
Da Nang, which has some of the most advanced infrastructure in the country, has been facing a serious water shortage since mid-August, a highly unusual situation for thecity.
The water level on Cam Le River in the Cau Do area of Da Nang, the lower course of the Vu Gia River, has dropped dramatically since mid-August. This has forced the Cau Do Water Supply Plant to lower its capacity, thus leaving Da Nang short of water.
In mid-August, the city experienced, for the first time in 10 years, an unstable supply of tap watersupply.
Da Nang is noted for having the best water supply system with strong water pressure. However, now supply is unstable, and residents in Son Tra and Ngu Hanh Son districts sometimes suffer watercuts.
Nguyen Truong Anh, director of Dawaco, the city's water supply company, said the water pressure had become weaker water from the Cau Do Water Plant had 12,000 mg of salt per liter, much higher than the permitted level of 250 mg perliter.
Anh said this is the highest salinity level he has ever seen. In previous years, the figures were from 7,000-8,000 mg perliter.
Anh said that on August 12-20, the water level on Vu Gia River in the Ai Nghia area fell to 2.1-2.5 meters, as the hydropower plants blocked Vu Gia'sstream.
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