The Minister of the Environment, Edgardo Ortuñoassured in Parliament that the levels of trihalomethanes in the water that supplies OSE returned to normal in April and estimated that the reserves situationaffected by water deficit, are will normalize in May, although today the situation is one of permanent monitoring.
Ortuño attended the Environment Commission of the Chamber of Deputies —summoned by the white deputy Federico Casaretto for various issues— and assured in a press conference that part of what was reported to the legislators was that freshwater reserves They were at 50% after the last rain, that is, the reservoirs had been “recovered.”
However, the technicians of the ministry and OSE They estimate that the situation will stabilize in May or June.
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On the other hand, Ortuño referred to the levels of trihalomethanes present in the water supplied by OSEwhich were detected in quantities greater than those allowed in February measurements and later. These are byproducts that arise from the chlorine disinfection of treated water for human consumption and can be harmful to health in the long term.
In this regard, Ortuño assured that water maintained “its drinking water condition“.
“There was an event that affected quality, a specific event, where levels of trihalomethanes were slightly above“Ortuño acknowledged, although he clarified that the values were much lower than those recorded during the water crisis of 2023, where “very high” levels of chlorides and sodium were also recorded.
“Today we are pleased to report that both OSE measurements and what was reported by Ursea allow us to affirm that in April the trihalomethane values returned and are within normal limits,” said Ortuño.
