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Water & Scarcity

We have water, but it is wise to use it sparingly

There is no shortage of water in the Rhine-Meuse basin, but in places it can be scarce. In the south of the département of Vosges, the main Lorraine groundwater body shows an imbalance in water. The climate can influence the environment, as it did during the great heatwave of 2003.

All the effects of climate change have not yet been seen. Water may become scarcer due to transfers of water from one place to another. For instance, water collected by sewers is discharged after purification far from the place it was collected to be distributed to taps. Economic activity can create disturbances in the natural water cycle. This was the case with mining activity in the basin. It will be necessary to save water in the future.

It will be necessary to save water