Published 28 July 2021 at 08.35
Domestic. The water shortage is “critical” in a number of places around Sweden. Now 34 municipalities have decided on an irrigation ban, reports SVT News. Residents are encouraged to only wash and wash in the evening.
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In south-eastern Skåne, tankers are now used to drive water to Kivik.
The tankers, which have room for 33 cubic meters (33,000 liters) of water, run in shuttle traffic between the waterworks in Simrishamn and the reservoir in Kivik
– The situation is critical but under control, says Johan Nyholm, department manager for operation and maintenance at the municipal company Österlen VA in Simrishamn, to SVT.
I 34 municipalities have introduced an irrigation ban. This usually means that, among other things, it is forbidden to water gardens and fill pools with municipal water.
Fredrik Vinthagen, communications strategist at the industry organization Swedish Water, has other advice for managing the water.
– Sustainable water use can be spreading the water use around the clock, starting a washing machine and dishwasher in the evening, but also simple things like turning off the tap when we brush our teeth or soap ourselves in the shower can have great effects if many do it at the same time , says Fredrik Vinthagen to SVT.