Ceará’s Orós Reservoir Hits 100% and Begins to Overflow

Overview

• Orós, which began to overflow Wednesday, reached full capacity and is now spilling water over its weir.
• The Orós city government set up a camera by the spillway to stream the event live so residents and visitors can watch in real time.
• Cogerh has been moving water from Orós and Castanhão since late February to the integrated system that supplies Fortaleza, following basin committee decisions.
• State and federal managers reported different reservoir percentages on Tuesday because they use different reference data, and they plan a technical meeting in Fortaleza to align methods.
• Holding about 1.9 billion cubic meters, the state’s second-largest reservoir supports the Jaguaribe River, local irrigation and fish farming, and helps supply cities including the Fortaleza metro, with the overflow also drawing tourists and prompting safety patrols.