The Cantabrian Hydrographic Confederation, within the framework of actions and works to improve the Automatic Hydrometeorological Information System (SAI CH Cantabrico), expands the physical network of data in the field by installing a new hydrological control station on the Sámano River, within the municipality of Castro Urdiales. These actions are funded by the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan – Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
The main objective of the action is to provide the SAI CH Cantábrico with an additional point of continuous monitoring of the levels and circulating flows in the Sámano River, including the installation of a level radar, a pluviometer, thermometer and a camera of evolution of the levels of the sheet of the channel.
The performance has had an investment of 14 327.11 €.
The Cantabrian SAI CH provides real-time data on water levels, circulating flows, recorded rains and temperatures collected at control stations.
In general, the raw information collected automatically in the bases of the UPS is updated five-monthly, hourly or daily, depending on the nature of the station, origin, typology, technology and characteristics of the service.
Its main objectives are:
- The improvement of hydrological information in general.
- The management of hydraulic resources, in order to optimize their allocation and operation, especially in situations of scarcity.
- The monitoring of avenues, in order to prevent and minimize their damage.
The improvement actions of the Cantabrian SAI CH are of special interest for agencies and administrations with competence in civil protection during the management of episodes of flooding, since the data obtained are fundamental for the early warning system and the decision support system, especially in the areas defined as areas with significant potential risk of flooding (ARPSIs).
In addition, this control network allows the incorporation of continuous hydrometeorological information on the monitoring of ecological minimum flows.
The Sámano river station in Castro Urdiales completes the current SAI-CHC network, currently constituted by a set of 151 control points, 38 of which are located in Cantabria.
Access to the information provided by the SAI CH Cantábrico is done through the web portal www.chcantabrico.es, specifically in the following link: Hydrological Information (chcantabrico.es).