In Munich, a ban on the use of drinking water was introduced due to drought
In Munich, the authorities imposed strict restrictions on the use of water due to the abnormal heat and the critical load on the water supply system. This was reported by the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper on July 14.
According to the order of the city's climate department, residents were forbidden to fill private pools and baths with drinking water. Watering of gardens, private lawns and green spaces between 09:00 and 19:00 was also temporarily banned. An exception is made only for cemeteries and agricultural land.
In addition, citizens are not allowed to wash cars outside commercial car washes and take water from streams, rivers and lakes. These measures are valid until August 1 of the current year, with the possibility of extension.
The reason for the drastic measures was a sharp increase in water consumption due to high temperatures. At the end of June, the daily consumption in the city exceeded 400 million liters at a rate of 300-350 million liters. In early July, after calls from the authorities to save money, the figure dropped to 330 million liters, but then rose again to almost 370 million liters per day.
The capacity of the city's water supply has reached its limit. At the end of June, municipal services had already shut down part of the wells and stopped washing windows and service vehicles.
Mayor Dominique Krause warned that if spending did not decrease, tougher measures would follow. For violating the established rules, residents face administrative fines of up to 50 thousand euros.
The Reuters news agency reported the day before that at least 10,000 people died in Europe due to the extreme heat that covered the western part of the continent at the end of June. It is noted that the heat disrupted the electricity supply, led to the closure of schools and broke temperature records.
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