France: 66% of Groundwater Under Normal Conditions, "Very Worrying" Situation, According to the National Geological Service
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As of October 1, 66% of the observation points were below normal levels, according to the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM). After a record summer, the tablecloths continue to empty instead of recharge.
The situation of groundwater in France remains "very worrying", the Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (BRGM) said on Thursday. Ninety-four thousand people were deprived of tap water in metropolitan France at the end of September, which is 30,000 more than at the beginning of the month. - A "very worrying" situation: 66% of the groundwater under normal conditions, according to the national geological service (Environment).
The Geological and Mining Research Office warns about a level of degraded aquifers in the majority of the territory, while water restrictions concern many departments.
The level of the table is degraded "in the majority of the territory, with the exception of the South-East", reports the BRGM.
"With 66% of the observation points whose levels are below the monthly normals, the situation of the tablecloths remains very worrying. The emptying continues throughout the territory where the usual trend at this time is at the beginning of the recharge", writes the BRGM, according to its observations on 1 October. France experienced its warmest summer ever recorded, marked by an average temperature of 24 hours, i.e. +3.6°C compared to the norm…
Paris.- The aquifers in France continue their galloping degradation due to the lack of rains and, according to measurements of 1 October last, 66% of the observation points presented a level below the normal monthly values, compared to 31 % just one year ago. The Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM) described the situation of the aquifers as "very worrying" and pointed out that an improvement could happen from this month of October, w…
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