Do not fill pools, turn off lawn sprinklers, water flowers with rainwater, do not wash cars: both the population of Pinsdorf and the residents of Traunkirchen are called upon to save water. Due to the heat and the drought, the supply is apparently reaching its limits.
“In order to continue to ensure an adequate supply of drinking and fire-fighting water, restrictions and water-saving measures are to be taken throughout the entire municipal area urgently needed from now on,” says an appeal on the website of the municipality of Traunkirchen, which was published on Tuesday.
Nothing to worry about yet
Something similar can be heard from the Pinsdorf community a little further north: Mayor Jürgen Berchtaler (SPÖ) addressed an appeal to all citizens of his community via Facebook on Tuesday. “We ask you to reduce your own water consumption to what is absolutely necessary,” he writes.
According to Berchtaler, around 800 to 850 cubic meters of drinking water are currently used in the village every day, which is an average of 100 to 150 cubic meters more than usual. “Our well pumps run at full capacity and, due to the lack of precipitation, deliver a maximum of 500 to 550 cubic meters in full-load operation”. The remaining quantity must be delivered from Gmunden. Although there is still no reason to worry, but at least one to think about.
Traunkirchen’s Mayor Christoph Schragl (ÖVP) takes the same line. “We don’t have a serious problem yet, but you can tell that we’re reaching our limits,” he says in an interview with ORF Upper Austria. The reason for this: The springs above the community are dependent on rainwater. More about this in the video:
After all, the persistent drought has not yet affected the water levels in the region’s lakes – unlike in eastern Austria. Scenarios like the partially dried up Lake Neusiedl are unimaginable on Lake Traunsee. “The water levels are currently in a range that is absolutely typical for this time of year, and tends to be slightly higher,” Reinhard Enzenebner from the state’s hydrographic service told OÖN last week. The article to read:
Source: Nachrichten
