Kume island, water outage at night

Kume island, water outage at night

 

久米島、夜間断水も　旧仲里村が対象

 

【久米島】記録的な干ばつが続く久米島町は８月１３日、「第２回町渇水対策本部会議」（本部長・平良朝幸町長）を開き、今後まとまった雨が降らない場合、約１７００世帯（約３６００人）が住む旧仲里村地域で２２日以降に夜間断水を実施することを決めた。

 

千世帯以上に影響する見込み。

 

町によると、干ばつによる断水は初めて。

 

２２日から３１日まで、午後９時から翌朝午前６時まで断水を実施する。

 

９月以降、ダムの貯水率を考慮し、断水時間の延長や隔日断水を検討する。

 

危機的状況を受け、農業用水を飲料用水に転用することも検討している。

 

同会議事務局の桃原秀雄総務課長は「今後も雨はあまり期待できないので、さらに節水を呼び掛けていく」と話した。

沖縄本島の日本国や琉球王国が管理する１０ダムの貯水率は８４・７％。

 

日本国によると、現段階で渇水の懸念はない。

 

（琉球新報、2013年8月14日）

 

 

Kume island, water outage at night

 

[Kumejima] When Kumejima-cho where a record drought led to opened "the second town shortage of water task force meeting" (Mayor of general manager, Tomoyuki Hirara) on August 13, and large amount of in future rain did not fall, they decided that they carried out suspension of water supply by night in the former Nakazato village area where approximately 1,700 households (approximately 3,600 persons) live in on after 22nd.

 

This will expected to influence it than 1,000 households.

 

According to the town, the suspension of water supply caused by the drought for the first time.

 

From 22nd to 31st, they carry out suspension of water supply until 6:00 a.m. on the next morning from 9:00 p.m.

 

After September, they will examine suspension of water supply in consideration of a storing water rate of the dam extension and the every other day of the outage.

 

They receive the critical situation and think about converting agriculture water into drink water.

 

Hideo Momohara general affairs, section manager of meeting secretariat told, "the rain would appeal for saving water more in future because I could not expect it very much".

 

A storing water rate of 10 dams in Okinawa Island which Japan and The Kingdom of Ryukyu manage is 84.7% waters.

 

According to Japan, there is not the concern of the shortage of water at this stage.

 

(Ryukyu Shimpo, 14 August 2013)

(Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 14 August 2013)

 

 

琉球王国王宮は、仲井眞知事陛下に、干ばつや渇水時の水は王宮が支払いますので、無料にしてください、と御願いしてあります。

 

どうぞ御活用ください。

 

（ローマ帝国英連邦英国領神聖日本王国英連邦英国領自治領独立領神聖琉球王国王宮）

 

The Kingdom of Ryukyu Palace asked to Your Imperial Highness President Nakaima that The Kingdom of Ryukyu Palace pay money for the water for water less and to be free.

 

Please use this system.

 

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