Production of potable water in Lima Metropolitan area grew 8.3% in February of 2024

The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) informed that during the month of February of 2024, according to the National Service of Potable Water and Sewerage Service of Lima (SEDAPAL), the production of potable water in Lima Metropolitan area reached 69 million 164 thousand cubic meters, which represented an increase of 8.3% compared to the same month of 2023 (63 million 846 thousand cubic meters).

During February of 2024, according to the data provided by the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (SENAMHI), the average flow of Rimac River reached 42.11 m3/s a lower figure in 13.5% and 17.4% compared to the same month of 2023 and to its historic average, respectively.

 

In the technical report Environmental Statistics is also stated that the average flow of the Chillon River reached 8.48 m3/s, which represented a decrease of 27.0% and 20.5% compared to the month of February of 2023 and to its historic average. 

 

Meanwhile, the same behavior was observed in the flow of the Rivers Chancay - Huaral (30.24 m3/s) a lower result in 37.4% and 17.4% compared with the same period of 2023 and to its historic average. Likewise, the flow of the Mala River (46.41 m3/s) reduced in 14.6% and 12.5%, compared to the month of February of 2023 and to its historic average.

 

During the month of February, the rivers of the north Pacific watershed reported a decrease in their flows. From which, the Calvas River had an average flow of 26.38 m3/s a lower figure in 32.0% and 58.1%, compared to the same month of 2023 and to its historic average, respectively. The same behavior showed the flow of the Jequetepeque River that reached 14.73 m3/s, being lower in 63.0% and 76.1% compared to the second month of 2023 and to its historic average. 

 

On the other hand, the Chira River (70,90 m3/s) did not register variation compared to the month of February of 2023; nevertheless, it reduced in 57.9% compared to its historic average. Meanwhile, the average flow of the Tumbes River reached 247.66 m3/s, higher in 39.1% and 6.9% compared with what it happened during the second month of the year 2023 and to historic average.

 

In the case of the rivers of the south zone it was registered that Pisco River reported an average flow of 74.49 m3/s, a lower amount in 41.8% and 27.3% compared to the month of February of 2023 and to its historic average, respectively; the flow of the Ica River (31.22 m3/s) decreased in 43.7% and 53.3% compared to February of 2023 and to the historic average, respectively.

Meanwhile, the flow of the Camana River (118.10 m3/s) reduced in 29.8% and 43.6%; and the Sama River (5.09 m3/s) in 15.7% and 15.4%, compared to the month of February of 2023 and to its historic average. On the hand, the average flow of the Ocoña River reached 333.42 m3/s a lower result in 0.7% compared to the second month of 2023; nevertheless, grew in 35.1% compared to its historic average. 

 

During the month of February of 2024, according to the information of the SENAMHI, the city of Lima reached the level 7 of ultraviolet radiation, it means, of high risk for health. Compared to the level reported in the second month of 2023, did not registered variation. Regarding to the maximum level of ultraviolet radiation, it was registered that in the capital city the levels of ultra violet radiation reached the 8 category, of very high risk for health.

 

During the month of February of 2024 and according to the monitoring of five SENAMHI stations, the departments of Tacna, Puno and Arequipa reported the lowest temperatures.

 

In the department of Tacna, in the station of Paucarani (-5.6 °C); in Puno, in the station of Mazo Cruz (-5.2 °C); and in Arequipa, in the stations of Tisco (-4.9 °C), Imata (-2.4°C), Porpera (-1.4 °C).

 

During February of the current year, according to the data provided by the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI), at national level were registered 938 emergencies, a lower quantity in 2.4% compared with the same month of 2023. The emergencies left 4,259 affected people, 12,684 affected household, 474 destroyed households and 4,641hectares of crops destroyed. 

 

The greater number of emergencies were registered in the departments of Ayacucho (231), Huancavelica (156), Apurímac (70), Cusco (69), Huánuco (54), Lima Provinces (41), Piura (36), Ancash (35), Amazonas (29), Junín (24), Arequipa and Moquegua (21 in each case), Cajamarca (19), La Libertad (17), Tacna (13), Puno and San Martín (12 each one), Ica, Lima Metropolitan area, Madre de Dios and Tumbes (11 each one), Loreto (10), Ucayali (9), Pasco (8), Lambayeque (6) and Callao (1).

 

These emergencies were causes by heavy rains (477), urban fires(81), temporal (winds with rain) and strong winds (62 in each case), hailstorms (46), flood due to rivers overflow (41), collapsing of households (31), landslide and huaicos (30 in each case), pests (14), frosts (12), electric storms (10), hills collapse, floods due to channels overflow (7 in each case), dengue epidemic (5), water deficit and forest fires (4 in each case), snowfalls (3), reputation and flood due to lagoon or lake over flood,  flooded due to over flood in the breakdown  (2 in each case), earthquakes, accident of inland waterways, deflagration and explosions (1 in each case).