Sao Paulo (20 million people) to cut water service to just two days per week

[singular_me]

Weather weapons and resources' privatization doing wonders out there.
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http://www.naturalnews.com/048641_drought_water_supplies_Brazil.html

City of 20 million people to cut water service to just 2 days per week; humanity plunging towards ecological disaster
Sunday, February 15, 2015

A last-ditch effort to avoid a complete collapse of one of the city’s primary water sources, the city of Sao Paulo in Brazil, population 20 million, has proposed cutting off the water supply up to five days a week, allowing residents to access water only twice per week, or about eight times monthly.

As we reported back in December, Brazil’s largest city is barely surviving the worst recorded drought to ever hit the region. With demand for water far exceeding supply, officials have been frantically working to develop a system that will preserve what little water remains while avoiding a complete breakdown of this large metropolitan region.’.................

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Brazil Drought: São Paulo Could Run Dry in Less Than 100 Days aug 17 2014
http://www.weather.com/news/news/brazil-drought-sao-paulo-20140814
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Drought in Brazil Could have Impact on Global Food Supply
http://zombieapocalypseoutbreak.com/drought-in-brazil-could-have-impact-on-global-food-supply/

[Cebu_4_2]

Meanwhile, agriculture throughout the region is suffering tremendously, including massive genetically modified (GM) soybean plantations that are experiencing "irreversible yield damage," to quote the analysis group Oil World. Brazil's 2015 coffee harvest is also expected to be dismally low, further complicating the problem.

"I know we are heading to a collapse," stated Sao Paulo city councilman Gilberto Natalini, to reporters. Rather than celebrate Carnival this year, Natalini plans to complete a rainwater collection system on his home.

[palani]

The homes in most of the Caribbean islands have used rainwater collection systems for hundreds of years. In St Thomas a guest house I stayed at pumped their cistern full of city water in the middle of the night when the water pressure would be sufficient to reach their hillside location.

[midnight rambler]

The homes in most of the Caribbean islands have used rainwater collection systems for hundreds of years. In St Thomas a guest house I stayed at pumped their cistern full of city water in the middle of the night when the water pressure would be sufficient to reach their hillside location.

In Mexico tanakas (water tanks on roofs) are virtually everywhere including on buildings in the downtowns of major cities because water pressure can be so low during the day. There are essentially no buildings or homes without a tanaka.

[Cebu_4_2]

In Mexico tanakas (water tanks on roofs) are virtually everywhere including on buildings in the downtowns of major cities because water pressure can be so low during the day. There are essentially no buildings or homes without a tanaka.

In Manila they have water early morning 2-5am sometimes. Have to stay up incase it comes on to fill the tanks.

[Ponce]

Like in Cuba, everyone has a cistern......no water between 8pm and 6am

V

[expat4ever]

Depends where in Cuba. In Havana I never had a water issue unless there was a hurricane that knocked it out. Out in Camaguay you got water whn the water truck came to your neighborhood. Then you rushed out with buckets to grab as much as possible before they moved on to the next hood.

[PatColo]

I remember the tanakas in MX :)


In Manila they have water early morning 2-5am sometimes. Have to stay up incase it comes on to fill the tanks.

why can't they just have a toilet-tank-style valve & floater mechanism, always open to receiving city water as long as the tank wasn't topped off?

[singular_me]

Rolling blackouts have begun in Brazil as mega-drought arrives; residents told to prepare for the worst

feb 22 2015

As reported by Britain’s Guardian newspaper, water taps have run dry and there have been rolling electrical outages across wide swaths of Brazil in recent days as the nation’s worst-ever drought continues to spread, from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro and further.’

Many people don't understand how bad this is

The fallout, both politically and economically, for the world's seventh largest economy, is becoming more and more obvious. The conditions have sparked citizen protests in particularly dry neighborhoods, where many have taken to the streets. In addition, coffee crops have been adversely affected, while many businesses have had to close and pedal-boat operators have shuttered as lakes dry up.

In Sao Paulo, the largest city in South America and the most drought-ravaged, a year's worth of water shortages has cut water use in the city by one-quarter from the previous January. That said, Jerson Kelman, the head of the main water company, Sabesp, has told consumers that they need to do more to help the utility "prepare for the worst."

"There is a significant part of the population that is not yet aware of the seriousness of the situation and refuses to change habits," he wrote in an op-ed that was published recently in a local paper. "They must be convinced to change their behaviour."

If the drought continues, he said they would have to implement full-scale water rationing, even though city officials denied that that would have to happen during elections last year.

The Guardian further noted that the shortages in water were also affecting the country's power infrastructure:

At least six cities have been hit by blackouts due to weak hydroelectricity generation and high demand for air conditioning as temperatures soar over 35C [95°F]. In response, utilities are burning more fossil fuels, adding to the cost of energy and greenhouse gas emissions. The government acknowledged [recently] that Brazil is also now importing power from Argentina to try to cover the shortfall.

In Sao Paulo, subways on one train line were halted for about an hour on a recent day. Lights and Internet service have also been cut in some regions for days at a time, which has caused major inconveniences to residents while businesses have lost money.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/048718_drought_blackouts_Brazil.html#ixzz3SZzxrGhB

[Twisted Titan]

In Mexico tanakas (water tanks on roofs) are virtually everywhere including on buildings in the downtowns of major cities because water pressure can be so low during the day. There are essentially no buildings or homes without a tanaka.

I remember seeing thousands of them in the favellas in brazil the were all navy blue with a white lid.

Gravity systems are the most reliable

[singular_me]

If the drought continues, he said they would have to implement full-scale water rationing, even though city officials denied that that would have to happen during elections last year.

bold = lets take them for a ride

[mick silver]

could it be a big company will sell them there water in a bottle

[Dogman]

could it be a big company will sell them there water in a bottle

I Suspect that drinking water already is, like Mexico would not trust tap water for drinking!