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Rain · Post by **Rain** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:49 am

I read in the press over the weekend that there was water restrictions starting in the Algarve during July? They also said that the local mayors were resisting this in order to protect tourism numbers in the region. Has this started? What is the local feeling?

Jack Nicklaus · Post by **Jack Nicklaus** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:22 am

Get ready, I think golf courses are going to get raked over the coals with this thread, again....

spectre · Post by **spectre** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:50 am

Could be true.Theyve started restrictions in Spain according to a friend in Andalusia where theyre having worse drought since the 40s

elle · Post by **elle** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:16 pm

Well..I only wish we could transport some of the wet stuff over to the Iberian peninsula...after a rather lovely weekend...we are now suffering torrential downpours and strong winds with it

But strangely enough ..I've seen on the news that the Southern authorities are asking for water restrictions cos UK has suffered 2 of its driest ever winters....
The 'world' weather seems odd..yet not many seem to be worried by it..till the day comes when we turn on the tap ..and no water flows..

Thunderbolt · Post by **Thunderbolt** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:33 pm

I had heard that they had decided not to restrict water during the tourist season but do so in the Autumn but I hadn't heard anything since.

guest1 · Post by **guest1** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:34 pm

funny enough we got a water restriction in london, and it's pissing down all the time.

i wonder how it must be in portugal, with all them green fields full of people hiting balls with a stick, (ONLY JOCKING

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i would believe that the restriction will be during the day when it's really hot ie: showers, watering plants, car washing etc....

pm · Post by pm » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:55 pm

I think it's a little more serious than that actually. Our well had to be dug down a long way to find any water at all. Luckily they did find some, otherwise we wouldn't have any water at all.
http://www.ourhouseinportugal.co.uk/June2005.htm

http://www.ourhouseinportugal.co.uk/dry.htm

Gazza Ldn · Post by **Gazza Ldn** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:31 am

Wow.. based on the levels in that reservoir, I would guess that restrictions will be imposed a lot earlier than Autumn. With the main tourist season still to come, surely normal output cannot be maintained? I know that desalination is expensive in terms of infrastructure and processing costs, but longer term it has to be considered doesn't it?

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