US EditionTourists visiting Catalonia could be subject to water restrictions due to 'drought emergency'
- Catalonia may restrict tourists to 100 liters of water per day if domestic consumption is not reduced, due to a drought emergency, officials stated.
- Pressure from conservation groups to limit water use by tourists during droughts is increasing.
- Restrictions on filling swimming pools with fresh water have been eased in Catalonia, impacted by a drought driven by climate change.
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Don't let it flow: Tourists to Spain's Catalonia may soon see water restrictions in the dry season
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Authorities in Spain’s drought-stricken Catalonia are considering imposing water restrictions on tourists in the driest parts of the northeastern region if domestic consumption isn’t curtailed. The restriction of 100 liters, or about 26 gallons, per tourist per day for hotels will go into effect if a municipality fails to keep domestic water use by residents below established limits for t…
The Government of Catalonia has adopted this Tuesday a law decree on urgent measures for drought, among which it highlights the imposition, for the first time, of restrictions on the consumption of water for tourist accommodation establishments equivalent to the domestic consumption of Catalan citizens. Thus, the consumption limit the limit is equivalent to the average consumption of Catalan citizens, which is 115 litres in exceptional circumsta…
The Government limits water consumption to tourists as a measure against drought. The Government chaired by Pere Aragonès today approved a decree modifying the Plan...
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Don't let it flow: Tourists to Spain's Catalonia may soon see water restrictions in the dry season
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s drought-stricken northeastern Catalonia is considering imposing water restrictions on tourists in the driest parts of the region if domestic consumption is not curtailed, the Catalan […]
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