Recent rainfall recorded in Morocco has led to a slight improvement in the filling rate of dams nationwide. According to data provided on Sunday, January 12 by the Ministry of Equipment and Water, the overall capacity of dams reached 28.32%, corresponding to a storage volume of 4.768 billion cubic meters.
This modest progress represents an improvement compared to the same period of the previous year, when the filling rate stood at 23.21%, for a volume of 3.741 billion cubic meters. This favorable development is attributed to the recent rains which watered certain Moroccan regions.
State of hydraulic basins
A comparison of the basins reveals a notable disparity. The Tensift basin displays the highest filling rate, reaching 47.91%, followed closely by the Loukkos basin at 38.82%, and that of Sebou at 35.94%. The Ziz-Guir basin is at 26.78%. Conversely, the Moulouya basin recorded a rate of 24.71%, while those of Drâa-Oued Noun, Bouregreg and Souss-Massa recorded 20.76%, 20.02% and 11.37% respectively. The Oum Er-Rbia basin remains at a critical level with only 4.71% filling.
Performance of main dams
Some dams have seen notable increases in filling capacity during this period. Thus, the Oued El Makhazine dam saw its filling rate increase from 56.1% last year to 69.1% this year, with a stock of 465 million cubic meters. The Idriss I dam also progressed, from 16% to 24.2%, for a current volume of 273 million cubic meters.
The Mohammed V dam, one of the largest in the country, saw a significant increase from 16.4% to 47.3%, reflecting a notable improvement in water supplies for a total capacity of 239 million cubic meters.
Dams in difficulty
Despite this progress, certain dams continue to present worrying situations. The Imi El Kheng Dam experienced a marked decline, from 33.1% to 15.7%, raising concerns about its ability to meet the needs of the region. Finally, the Abdelmoumen dam remains in an alarming situation with a filling rate of 4.6%, for a normal capacity of 198.4 million cubic meters. The Al-Massira dam, the second largest Moroccan reserve with a normal capacity of 2.657 billion cubic meters, is in a critical situation. Its filling rate only increased marginally, from 0.9% to 1.9%, or a volume of 51.1 million cubic meters.
Despite these improvements, the management of water resources remains a major challenge for the government of Aziz Akhannouch, facing great criticism for the little effort made to deal with the combined effects of the scarcity of rain and water. increasing demand for water.
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