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Full Pools, Empty Reserves: Do You Need Bans?
Summary
Full pools and empty water reserves: Dryness provides for discussions in Styrian municipalities. State Councillor Simone Schmiedtbauer (ÖVP) wants to bring water suppliers to the table in order to discuss tougher measures. Some mayors advocate bans. The situation remains tense: In Wörschach in the Ennstal the filling of pools is prohibited for the time being, in Oberzeiring, a district of Pölstal, the water supply with tank trucks must be mainta…
The current drought is causing the Styrian water supply to falter: while pools are running full, only a rinsal comes out of the faucets. How endangered is our water network? And does it need new laws? Clemens Matzer, head of the water management department, explains.
Many Styrians fill their pools uncoordinated despite drought. State government now wants to find a solution with water suppliers – and no longer excludes mandatory requirements for the future.