PublishedJuly 2, 2022, 3:09 PM
The episodes of strong heat front fear water shortages. The government wants to be reassuring, while encouraging the population to be responsible in terms of consumption.
Luxembourg has enough reserves of drinking water.
The city of Milan, which is closing its decorative fountains, an “artificial water table” in the Ardèche, examples of initiatives to combat drought are multiplying in neighboring countries and in the rest of Europe. In mid-June, Luxembourg experienced strong heat, unusual for this time of year. Why fear a lack of drinking water?
No, reassures the Minister of the Environment Joëlle Welfring, answering a parliamentary question from DP deputies André Bauler and Gusty Graas: “Currently, the levels of groundwater resources as well as reserves in the Haute-Sûre lake are sufficient. to be able to supply the population during the summer months, even in the event of high consumption”, details Minister Déi Gréng on Friday.
“Save drinking water in general in summer”
This does not mean that the population should abandon all vigilance in this matter. The environmental minister thus rightly points out that “the peaks in drinking water consumption are mainly observed when temperatures approach or exceed 30°C for a period of several consecutive days”.
The recent heatwave episode in the Grand Duchy therefore prompted an alert to the population, called on to use drinking water “sparingly” on 16 June. During the summer, residents are encouraged to “save drinking water in general”, continues Joëlle Welfring.
It also underlines the impact of “the strong economic and demographic growth” in recent years and the drinking water infrastructures at the municipal level “not always adapted”. Hence the government’s plea for “responsible use” of resources by avoiding “all waste”. And this, throughout the year…