Speaking of water: The Nile’s flooding has hit an all-time low, Al Mal quotes Irrigation Ministry spokesperson Waleed Hakibi as saying. The ministry will resort to strategic reserves from the High Dam if this is confirmed, he said. However, Salah Bayoumy, VP of the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, stated that Hakibi’s statements were being misinterpreted by the media and that drinking water supplies remain steady, Al Mal reports. Another VP, Ahmed Moawad, said the company cannot comment on the potential of a drinking water crisis at this time, but will announce reports of water shortages if they arise. Despite the reassurances, another Irrigation Ministry source told Al Mal that a citizen’s average share of water per year has dropped to 600 m3, down from 1,000 m3 — a level that had already seen Egypt marked as “water poor.”