Water crisis in Spree-Neisse: Strictly banned for water withdrawal!

Water crisis in Spree-Neisse: Strictly banned for water withdrawal!

Spree-Neiße, Deutschland - The drought in the Spree-Neisse district has now led to a drastic step: from now on there is an all-day ban on water withdrawal from the Spree and its side waters. This ban concerns both owners and residents in cities such as Spremberg, Drebkau and Kolkwitz as well as the adjacent offices Peitz and Burg. The background is a minimum drainage on the level Leibsch level since June 19. This reported Sao.de , the situation in these cities is precarious due to the low precipitation and the associated low levels.

in Dresden is even prohibited from withdrawing with crop vessels from small urban waters. Violation of this ban can not only result in warning payments, but in Chemnitz there are even threats punishments up to 50,000 euros.

a complex problem

The water shortage is a multi -layered problem that, in addition to the current weather events, also takes into account climatic changes, water quality problems and the influence of agriculture and mining. The Federal Environment Agency emphasizes that the existing measures for water management may not be sufficient to avoid future conflicts. Therefore, sustainable solutions are required.

Research projects such as Wadklim provide recommendations for action to improve water use in order to alleviate the negative effects of dry periods. The proposals include the promotion of water efficiency and the creation of legal framework conditions for use of water, especially in urban areas. These approaches could help secure water availability in the future and to respect the needs of all user groups.

The situation shows how important a responsible handling of our resources is. By conscious decisions to use water use, each individual can help to better manage the challenges that climate change entails. It is to be hoped that the summer will soon bring us a little more precipitation.