The installation of 10 electric pumps in the El Rincón dam and in the pumping station of that reservoir has caused joy among the inhabitants of this city, due to the stability of the water supply through the aqueduct network, affected by technological obsolescence for a long period.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- Some 170,000 inhabitants live in the capital of Las Tunas, where the great majority of families benefit from this service; but the most grateful are those living in high places, where the liquid did not reach.

Now the water output has almost doubled - some 370 liters per second - which is equivalent to more pressure, according to the directors of the provincial Aqueduct Company, who also confirmed the installation of two pumps pending in the southern municipality of Amancio.

From the electric pumps that were replaced in the El Rincón system, other water supply sources to the population of Las Tunas, such as the Cayojo dam and the La Cana basin, are being reinforced.

In addition to the level of satisfaction with the high decrease in water distribution in tank trucks, many inhabitants are concerned about the amount of water flowing through the city streets, as this risk creating a future problem with decreasing water levels in the water reservoirs.

This is because the dry period, which began last November 1st, should last until April, according to historical behavior in this eastern territory, in addition to the fact that Las Tunas is the driest Cuban province, with an average of 1,026 millimeters per year.