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Tegucigalpa's municipal government is evaluating a reduction in the capital's water rationing from 12 days to 9 days as reservoir levels gradually improve, though the plan depends on sustained rainfall in coming weeks.

The Los Laureles and La Concepción reservoirs that supply Tegucigalpa are at 26.74% and 25.33% capacity respectively, just above the 25% critical threshold, with water rationing potentially extending from 9 to 12 days if levels drop further.

Tegucigalpa's water reservoirs are falling due to drought and El Niño effects; the city plans to extend water rationing from nine to twelve days if La Concepción dam drops to 20% capacity, while rehabbing wells and pushing ahead on a new dam project.

Tegucigalpa's two main reservoirs—Los Laureles at 28.64% and La Concepción at 26.24% capacity—remain critically low, with recent light rainfall insufficient to replenish supplies and authorities warning conditions could worsen after mid-September without sustained precipitation.

UMAPS, which supplies Tegucigalpa, is monitoring reservoir levels at 28.6% and 26.2% capacity and may expand water rationing over the coming days depending on rainfall and how quickly reserves continue to drop.

Los Laureles reservoir sits at just 32.6% capacity and could run dry by early October without September rain, while La Concepción holds enough water only until mid-to-late December, with rationing already in effect every nine days.

Tegucigalpa may extend water rationing cycles from seven to nine days starting August 1 as the Los Laureles and La Concepción reservoirs sit at 40% and 33% capacity, with supplies projected to last only until August 22.

The two main reservoirs supplying Tegucigalpa, Los Laureles and La Concepción, have fallen to 41.3% and 39% capacity respectively, prompting authorities to maintain a high-risk water alert and urge residents to conserve.

Tegucigalpa's mayor warned that the capital's water shortage will persist as reservoirs remain critically low — La Concepción at 42% and Los Laureles at 33% — with relief not expected until a new dam, set to serve 350,000 people, is completed in early 2028.

Despite recent rains, Tegucigalpa will maintain water service every 12 days because reservoir levels remain below 50% capacity; authorities say rationing could ease to 9 days if rainfall continues and dams reach safe levels.

Tegucigalpa's mayor Juan Diego Zelaya declared a red alert as the capital's two main reservoirs dropped to critical levels—Los Laureles at 36% and Concepción at 29%—forcing water rationing to nine-day cycles and threatening food security and health across the region.