Water emergency in Sardinia: "New dams? They're unnecessary, we're losing 50% of our water."
The problem, according to experts, is not the lack of resources: "But it is necessary to intervene on the networks"An island gripped by a water emergency, where many are calling for new reservoirs. "The losses exceed 50 percent, we need to intervene on the network," thunders the regional president of Confagricoltura, Stefano Taras.
This is the alarming data, and it explains the current situation. Many are calling for the construction of new reservoirs to address the notorious water crisis, across the island. The Central Sardinia Land Reclamation Consortium is also stressing the need to build the Abba Luchente dam to contain the torpedo-like problems associated with Maccheronis.
Experts, however, reel off numbers. And they give pause for thought. "Every Sardinian potentially has six times as much water as a Sicilian," says Nuoro geologist Francesco Murgia. In short, Sardinia has plenty of water, but leaky networks cause over half of the water resource to be lost.