Dryness and low water: Brandenburg's rivers in acute danger!

Dryness and low water: Brandenburg's rivers in acute danger!

Spremberg, Deutschland - in Brandenburg, the continued dryness has accepted dark dimensions. The water levels in the Spree and the Black Elster have dropped to alarming low values. The State Office for the Environment has found that between February and May 2025 the precipitation has fallen to the deepest level since 2003. Despite a moist June, the situation has not yet been improved. One of the worrying numbers is that the drainage in the Spree on the underground Leibsch with 3.5 m³/s is significantly below the minimum value of 4.5 m³/s. The black magpie also shows worrying values: only 186 l/s are measured at the weir to small coses.

In order to counteract this critical situation, the Spremberg dam has increased its water output to 9.8 m³/s. The first step in the low water concept was to reduce water withdrawals from the Spree for the trench systems, such as the hammer ditch. The Senftenberger See also plays a crucial role in this hydropower and supports the Black Elster with additional water, during which level has dropped to worrying 98.85 meters, such as news today reported.

measures against drought

In order to counter the continued drought in Brandenburg in the long term, the research project "Spree Water: N" is brought into play. In cooperation with the Technical University of Berlin, measures are to be examined to better prepare the region for extreme weather events. The goal is to enrich the groundwater by intercepting excess water, for example from heavy rain, and its feed -in into the ground. Small side arms of the Spree could then be used as a water source. Infiltration fountain, which extends up to 150 meters deep, are a central part of this initiative, such as rbb24.

The region is one of the driest of Germany, with the groundwater mirror has dropped by up to three meters since the turn of the millennium. Only a third of the area examined between Berlin and Spreewald is suitable for the technology of groundwater enrichment. Potential users are farmers and water suppliers who rely on the stored water. In addition, the possibility is also being discussed to store cleaned sewage - a path that Germany has hardly used so far.

extreme weather conditions and their consequences

As the data of the [Environmental Federal Office] (https://www.umweltbundeamt.de/themen/wasser/extremereißnisseklimawandel/trockenheit-in-Deutschland-Fehnen-wert- answering) in the current year has been experiencing one of the driest period since 1931. In particular, the north and northeastern suffers from a lack of water, but also affecting agriculture, but also the water availability and the ecosystems put a lot of pressure under pressure. The drought for Germany determines extremes to extraordinary drought in the top floor, which shows the need to continue to develop measures to adapt to such climatic challenges.

The drought has reached the citizens: from the inside - from garden owners to farmers. It is urgently offered to handle water carefully and take practical tips for garden irrigation. Road trees need special attention to maintain the city climate relationships and stay healthy. The way to the future leads through technological developments, but also through a new awareness of the population in dealing with precious water resources. We can meet the challenges in Brandenburg with a good hand and determined measures.