SEVAN WATER RELEASE TO REMAIN UNCHANGED
Panorama.am
20:14 29/10/2007
The daily water release from Lake Sevan continues at 165 million
cubic meters, an amount to remain constant until rains pick up and
irrigation needs diminish.
Thus answered a water department official to a question by a
Panorama.am journalist. In his opinion, the irrigation season cannot
be considered as finished.
We note that this year, by government decision, the amount of
water released from Sevan was doubled. By an August 23 decision,
the amount was set at 150 million cubic meters, and on October 4,
165 million cubic meters. The changes were done to satisfy the needs
of the Hrazdan-Sevan irrigation-energy system, as well as irrigating
the Sevan agricultural region. We note that as of May, Sevan’s level
was at 1898.6 meters. It is planned for the lake to rise at a yearly
rate of 20 cm., finally reaching 1903.5 meters.