Reservoirs Drying, Deforestation May Be In Driver's Seat, But Sao Paulo Insists No Rationing Needed

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Although the economic fallout from the current crisis has yet to be calculated experts warn the supply system faces collapse and say drought is not merely a climate issue. "It is important to know if we are ready or not to confront it," Maria Assuncao Silva, from Sao Paulo University's Department of Atmospheric Sciences, told AFP.

Experts point to a lack of investment and infrastructure as well as failure to stock water in years of more plentiful supply. They add that demand for supplies from Cantareira is now overwhelming the system and also blame poor management.

In the meantime, residents from central Sao Paulo right out to the fringes of the giant city are increasingly up in arms over periodic supply cuts. Sao Paulo's biggest water company Sabesp says rationing is not necessary, a view shared by freshly re-elected governor Geraldo Alckmin, who has announced construction of a water recycling plant as well as new supply reservoirs.

But some of the state's 40 million population have already suffered rationing in areas where Sabesp does not operate.

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