Storm Disruptions Keep Parts of Coastal São Paulo Without Water as Drought Persists

Overview

• ETA Mambu-Branco remains impaired after weekend storms, leaving residents in Itanhaém, Mongaguá, Peruíbe, Praia Grande and the continental area of São Vicente with interrupted supply.
• Sabesp says debris and extremely muddy water reached capture points, forcing temporary stoppages and constraining treatment operations.
• Output at Guarujá’s Jurubatuba station fell to about 1,000 liters per second from roughly 2,000, according to the company’s adviser.
• Emergency actions include continuous monitoring, debris removal at intakes, water-truck deliveries to affected neighborhoods, plus nightly pressure reductions from 19:00 to 05:00 in the metro system.
• Reservoirs remain critically low despite heavy coastal rain, with Cantareira at 20.2% and the integrated metropolitan system at 26.7%, below levels recorded in January 2014.