Karlsruhe (dpa/lsw) – According to the Baden-Württemberg State Agency for the Environment (LUBW), the groundwater levels in July have reached their lowest values ??in 30 years in many places. Because of the persistent drought and the high air temperatures, no groundwater was formed to any significant extent in the past month, the LUBW announced on Tuesday in Karlsruhe.
“Large-scale bottlenecks in the water supply are not foreseeable based on the current observations,” says the current report “Groundwater levels and spring discharges” by the LUBW. “If the weather continues to be low in precipitation, water shortages in areas that are mainly supplied with spring water cannot be ruled out in the further course of the year.”
According to the information, low groundwater conditions predominate in Baden-Württemberg at the beginning of August. “Due to the current framework conditions, further declines should be expected in the coming weeks.” The experts expect that there will be no appreciable new formation of groundwater until the autumn.
