THE already overexploited Sierra de Mijas aquifer, which serves a population of more than 250,000 people in Mijas, Torremolinos, Benalmádena, and the two Alhauríns, is facing additional pressure due to the drought, lowering the levels of the wells that serve these towns.
While officials say the current situation is not alarming, local water companies have been lowering their well pumps to deeper levels in order to guarantee supplies if drought conditions persist.
