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Facatativá Declares Orange Alert as Three Reservoirs Hit Critical Levels

Facatativá, Colombia, issues an orange alert due to severe drought affecting three of its six water reservoirs.

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Facatativá, a municipality in Cundinamarca, Colombia, declared an orange alert on 2026-04-12 due to a critical drought situation during the El Niño season. [1] Three of the six water reservoirs supplying Facatativá-Mancilla, Santa Marta, and Gatillo I-have reached zero volume. [2] The municipality of Facatativá is in an orange alert due to a critical water supply situation where surface reserves are expected to last only 15 to 20 days. [3] The water rationing plan aimed to save 50,000 cubic meters of water, but officials reported that only 15,000 cubic meters have been saved so far. [4] Water rationing was implemented two weeks ago, restricting valve openings to 20% of capacity for 12 to 24 hours depending on the sector. [5] Another reservoir with a capacity of 40,000 cubic meters currently has only about 10,000 cubic meters available. [6] Mayor Luis Carlos Casas of Facatativá urged residents to reduce water consumption to the maximum while contingency measures are advanced. [7] The Mancilla reservoir, which provides nearly 30% of Facatativá's water, is currently at minimum levels. [8]
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  1. Facatativá, a municipality in Cundinamarca, Colombia, declared an orange alert on 2026-04-12 due to a critical drought situation during the El Niño season. · Caracol Radio
  2. Three of the six water reservoirs supplying Facatativá-Mancilla, Santa Marta, and Gatillo I-have reached zero volume. · Caracol Radio
  3. The municipality of Facatativá is in an orange alert due to a critical water supply situation where surface reserves are expected to last only 15 to 20 days. · KienyKe
  4. The water rationing plan aimed to save 50,000 cubic meters of water, but officials reported that only 15,000 cubic meters have been saved so far. · Caracol Radio
  5. Water rationing was implemented two weeks ago, restricting valve openings to 20% of capacity for 12 to 24 hours depending on the sector. · Caracol Radio
  6. Another reservoir with a capacity of 40,000 cubic meters currently has only about 10,000 cubic meters available. · KienyKe
  7. Mayor Luis Carlos Casas of Facatativá urged residents to reduce water consumption to the maximum while contingency measures are advanced. · KienyKe
  8. The Mancilla reservoir, which provides nearly 30% of Facatativá's water, is currently at minimum levels. · KienyKe
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