While Muğla is experiencing the driest winter season of recent years, there is a serious decrease in dam levels. In the Geyik Dam, the largest dam in the city, the water level, which was measured as 100 percent in this period, dropped to 44 percent this year. Drinking water dams in Muğla are alarming. Despite the increase experienced last year in dam levels, which have been on a downward trend in recent years, a great decline is seen this year.
Deer, the biggest dam of Muğla, is at critical level
Geyik Dam, which is the biggest dam of Muğla with a capacity of 40 million 800 thousand cubic meters, shows a great decrease in the measurements made during the same period of the year. Especially in Geyik Dam, which is one of the biggest drinking water sources of Bodrum, April levels are measured as 2019 percent in 100, 2020 percent in 100, 2021 percent in 78, and 2022 percent in 99, while the occupancy rate in April this year is 46 percent. showed a great decline. In the measurements made as of May 93, 15, it was seen that this rate decreased to 2023 percent.
The decrease in Mumcular Dam approached 50 percent
The Mumcular Dam, another dam that supplies water to Bodrum, continues to decline. The occupancy rate, which was 88 percent in April last year, was measured as 47 percent this year. In another measurement made on May 15, 2023, it was seen that the dam decreased to 45 percent. In Marmaris dam, another important dam of Muğla, 2019 percent occupancy rate has been measured since 100, and this year it was determined as 86 percent.
Metropolitan Municipality's call to citizens to save
Emphasizing that the effects of the drought experienced in recent years have been increasing, Muğla Metropolitan Municipality has issued a statement stating that saving is essential for more efficient use of water resources. In the statement, “There has been a drought on a global scale in recent years. There are many difficulties in reaching clean drinking water, which is the source of life, and the sources dry up. For this reason, the value of drinking water should always be known more than ever, and attention should be paid to saving measures. As the Metropolitan Municipality, we continue to provide new water resources for our citizens and recycle rainwater and wastewater. With all these works we do, we ensure that water is protected and that its additional resources are included in the system. However, when we look at the occupancy rate of our dams, we see how important savings are, and we believe that our citizens will show the necessary sensitivity.