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The Miño-Sil River Basin Authority is extending the SAIH network with a new station in the municipality of Quiroga in the province of Lugo

  • The estimated investment exceeds 44,000 euros, financed through the European POCTEP RISC_PLUS project.
  • It involves an extension of the automatic hydrological information system that enables better management of extreme phenomena.
  • The Miño-Sil demarcation currently has 116 stations.

Ourense, 13 September 2024- The Miño-Sil River Basin Authority (CHMS) is extending its Automatic Hydrological Information System (SAIH) network in the River Quiroga as it passes through the municipality of Quiroga in the province of Lugo.

These actions represent an estimated investment of 44,000 euros and are part of the European project POCTEP RISC_PLUS, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Interreg VI A Spain – Portugal (POCTEP) 2021-2027 programme, financed through the European project POCTEP RISC_PLUS.

The works necessary for its commissioning are currently underway, consisting of the civil works, the installation of the instrumentation to monitor the water level in the riverbed, rainfall and ambient temperature, as well as the system for acquiring and processing the data recorded for these variables at the new control point, data which will be transmitted every five minutes to the River Basin Control Centre (CECU), located in Ourense.

The new station increases the number of control points of the CHMS’s SAIH Network, which currently has 116 stations, allowing the collection and transmission of real-time data on hydrometeorological variables, such as river flow, volume stored in reservoirs, water level, rainfall and temperature, with five-minute updates.

The installation of these advanced control systems will not only optimise real-time monitoring of hydro-meteorological conditions, improving knowledge of the river basin district, but will also contribute to the protection of the environment and the population and their property.

Access to accurate, real-time data provided by the SAIH Network enables the competent authorities to make better decisions, anticipating through prevention, preparedness and protection, the effects of extreme events such as floods and droughts.