Facatativá, a municipality in Cundinamarca, Colombia, declared an orange alert on 2026-04-12 due to a critical drought situation during the El Niño season. ^[1] Three of the six water reservoirs supplying Facatativá-Mancilla, Santa Marta, and Gatillo I-have reached zero volume. ^[2] The municipality of Facatativá is in an orange alert due to a critical water supply situation where surface reserves are expected to last only 15 to 20 days. ^[3] The water rationing plan aimed to save 50,000 cubic meters of water, but officials reported that only 15,000 cubic meters have been saved so far. ^[4] Water rationing was implemented two weeks ago, restricting valve openings to 20% of capacity for 12 to 24 hours depending on the sector. ^[5] Another reservoir with a capacity of 40,000 cubic meters currently has only about 10,000 cubic meters available. ^[6] Mayor Luis Carlos Casas of Facatativá urged residents to reduce water consumption to the maximum while contingency measures are advanced. ^[7] The Mancilla reservoir, which provides nearly 30% of Facatativá's water, is currently at minimum levels. ^[8]