information, this is the w news, w. mine's 60 on w, w. y c. port winning offer is available world wide. and for every language level, learning german has never been simpler. german to go, the germany is facing shortages of a precious commodity. climate change, pollution and growing use are leading to water wells no longer being able to meet the demand or to find it's really got. so for me to find new water sources, even dosing is making a comeback. it pulls up here in your, um,

water shortages are even taking their toll on the very end. beer production presentation destroyed, which means it could produce a lot more. it's better operating below capacity because we're not getting enough water. the bush don becca brewery and the various southern germany story on show originally wanted to expand operations here and produced more beer. but the brewery has no wells of its own. its water supply comes from the town. and sean bag is facing a water shortage limit was said as to how much water the brewery can use and the utility company reduce the size of the pipe for incoming water

a place to begin. so here pursuits, when you have a pipe like this, it's only a certain amount of water. it can pass through any way, you know, but it's also limited right here to a priest. that's the quantity of a piece of pipe, as i've said, as a regular household water plant. so, he'd help to produce $200000.00 heck the liters per year, but can only make $50000.00 as few the of them simply not enough water. kindly, the limiting factor is the municipal supply me. if we had more water, we'd be able to hook up 3 more tanks. we already have all the piping on this dispute. i saw 300 kilometers per north minus the village of back time, which is also facing water scarcity. the village of 3000 people has its own small water works, but the wells can no longer yield. and now, especially in the summer, there's also a quality issue. the ground water has become polluted with fertilizers used by farms in the area. and therefore it has to be treated at considerable cost and

mixed with uncontaminated water. local mayor calling because she is under pressure is on which of the farming industry says it needs a lot more waters. if you're a gate specialty crops and people need to have a secure supply of drinking water. and so you can do things. most of them, those are conflicting interests. in the long term, we won't be able to guarantee a steady supply of improved quality drinking water on our own form, i think was for a farmer and back time, the water scarcity has already become an existential issue. we shot kind of a converted his parents, small sideline farm for gaining production and expanded it significantly the droughts of recent years. mean his business is now in danger. switching to other crops that need less water isn't an option this optic done. so if there was a demand for vegetables of august, so investing production inmates just 40 or 50 percent of germany's vegetable

consumption like amazing or but switching wouldn't be easy for us. this is real. and since we have all of the equipment expensive and invested in these crops, it's only thing physically to and i was click calling about has his own wells on his farm. but since the beginning of 2023, due to shortages in the region, the authorities have cut the amount of water he's permitted to extract and have this. although over the last few years, the farmer has needed more water and not less tea and other affected farmers have called for water to be pumped here from the nearby river mind. but such a decision takes time. meanwhile, calling about us doing what he can to cut back on water here he's using under so plastic types to irrigate his time. crump, to minimize evaporation and that, but i was talking to people with dreamweaver gauge and you need 20 to 30 percent less for us. so you save water by not losing any of the root of the problem here is climate change which has the former deeply concerned the throw continue organs. we

have long to drive periods and more intense heavy rainfall here as well. now this is, but when the oh, i didn't have the impression that it was so dry for so long and i'm going to throw them on. the crucial factor is what's called ground water recharge, which is when underground aquifers are replenished by water seeping into the ground . areas mark blue on the map are okay. those mark, yellow, orange and red have to little new ground water the regional agency from mining energy and geology has been tracking the development of ground water recharge in northern germany. the mathematical models they've created indicate that significant ships are coming escape. these are areas where we know that between the years, 20712100. that will be more ground water going on. right next to the

size of the areas with the ground water will be depleted to visit the yard. that's even the context. let's see what kind of implement off the items are the shown with someone the one hand that will be the question of whether plants will get enough water on side to. and virtually right next door, someone may have problems with their house because of rising ground water. how we still believe them in my house by going to sign thing. according to the german meteor illogical. heavy rainfall events have increased by 25 percent since 1950. but such massive rain falls contribute little to ground water recharge because they flow off into the sea via canals and straighten rivers. as a result, in dry somers, more ground water is consumed then as recharged. this phenomenon is called ground water depletion. and bring it exactly to where it's needed done into putting one months. then often ne, here, hydro geologist punk schmidt, has worked out the ideal place for a new drinking water. well,

the aims to be prepared for the impact of climate change. and this is where the will will be installed. some of this helps with we have the main stay here, 1500000 cubic meters. that's over 80 percent of the mountain needed from this one location alone or the the well should be finished and ready for use this year. in con, the drilling companies engineer, representatives from the water works and a specialist engineer are inspecting the site recommended by schmidt. no, it's a big responsibility for the hydro geology project. he's had to take many factors into account the i'm on the to the closest, but there's the availability of the land. and then the areas where the ground water bearing layers are particularly sensible. where we can expect many meters of sand and gravel that filter the ground water meter group of filters on the diesel. and then from the ability of the layers is important. so that we can insure the amount required can actually be extracted. you thought of making the boxes, does this all prefer that this is what a typical extraction. well,

in germany looks like after a test drill the well shopped is dug out and a water pipe installed with a pump. the ground water flows through filter slots into the shaft and has been pumped up. a lot is withdrawn, the ground water level control, which is why there are strict limits set by the authorities. function that services are more in demand than ever. he travels all over germany to track down ideal locations for new wells, and always brings his hydro geological maps of the feature data from fall test drills conducted and known ground water, measuring points on some deals with the help of a wealth of additional data. schmidt then creates computer models of where there is sufficient ground water and where the ground water recharge rate is healthy. of the completeness bundled it as i can test the various locations without the need

for on site measurements. the model itself contains all the basic data about the area and you just like the depth of the aquifer, the ground water level, recharge rate, etc. and we've been doing, and i can place a well location at any point in the model, but the biggest is this one is the results show that this is a really useful instrument. so for subsequent planning to, so i'm going to talk to guess instrumental for the vital call model further south and central germany, we're going to invest in hosp has a very different approach to use as a controversial instrument to find an ideal drilling site. oh hi. i'm looking for mr. ben, so i'm around there. okay. okay. give him a hand. he got a call from the drilling company. let's know, and i'm gonna send the delta steve all in here, but we want to drill here and asked me to have a look where a good spot with the ongoing, who devotional is the will, is for you all can hoffman his stone masonry business needs up to $40000.00 leaders

of water per day, which cost him $4000.00 euros per year. you can pause, i'm up until now this water comes from our regular water supply, meaning drinking water bottle. i'd like to avoid that costs and use ground water that runs in a water bearing layer instead of to also preserve our drinking water resources out of the lowest on lifestyle dispute as well. that's how the idea of for digging a well came up. yeah. when done, com to i know when to go to the best and hot tells us he's never been here before and doesn't know the terrain. his client hopes a drilling site can be found as close as possible to the main company building to avoid the need for long pipes. so this is where the 76 year old down here focuses his initial survey for 30 years. now he's been conducting searches for water relying on his experience and on his to trust the plastic rods. you show us

is the stuff as you can. i use what i've learned over the years to find when nature has created the best drilling result for us. which means where the most water is and what data thinking couldn't. the size of all doubled is very different methods for doing that and make a teaser one does get this the angle road and then the bit of 9000 road being removed, the unlimited updates. so it's the combination that gets us our results to the company, not 0 and shaft. let's these ton does. it gave me this is configured, can't wait to see the results and hope it works. us getting back to northern germany to a water works and the old and book area. climate change isn't the only factor leading to water scarcity here. there are also problems with the ground water quality. the old book ish us to please issue a box if a bond the o. w v is one of germany's biggest drinking water suppliers the low and regularly take samples to test the quality. several wells had to be closed in recent years

because of high nitrate levels due to the over fertile ization of fields, the too much liquid mon, newer from factory farming nitrate can be especially hazardous for babies and children. in germany, the limit is 50 milligrams per liter on this sample shows 3 times the permitted level. meaning this water is not suitable for drinking. this could be monsoons. but that's a really serious problem because we can't remove the nitrates of that's here. the ground water with a water works mostly concise. nitrate is a highly soluble sodium, large under treatment plants, country move, it's thoughtful and we would need to sell a nation facilities which would drive off the cost of nervously route to around double holding deposit for, for adults. and the government's been aware of the problem for decades, but despite new legislation, it's far from under control. and the red areas, the nitrate concentration is above the permitted 50 milligrams per liter. which

puts germany in violation of the laws on nitrate authorizes um, what's going on? because on it's a clear case of government failure and we thought we've had nitrate guidelines for over 30 years. now i have to talk some few talk german who's had plenty of time and opportunities to respond and take action against the nitrate. the problem because when i put all of those opportunities being wasted and i came to the court case come flies to young on the goals. there could be a huge bill in the post for brussels, and i cut out all being forwarded back and pay this. hawkins, the drilling has begun. morning. good. how are we good to go? oh, absolutely. is or set up and ready to start using. so might start of the new wellbeing dog here. we'll share the workload of the older ones during the dry somers. in this case, due to the lack of rock under the ground, the excavation work is done with the so called grab bucket. this gradually extracts sand and gravel. what makes the task tricky is that the ground water is being

exposed, which means there are a host of regulatory and protective requirements that must be complied with, including for the machines being used. if the ground water were contaminated, it would be disastrous. the dressing room, it's view, we can only use organic oil and bio diesel williams. also you can see the plastic sheeting, we have to put under the drilling machines and we have to be careful with refueling . we're subject to very extensive requirements lies the awkward for has a slight flow, so any oil that drops and would be carried away, you'd probably need a major clean up operation, including extensive pumping and inspections before it's clean again. so anything falling in there would be an utter disaster. so it doesn't have to come up. after 2 days of drilling, large plastic pipes are lowered into the shaft. the engineer checks whether all the

materials ordered have been delivered. so that's for the next one. exactly. up and all the intercept equipment is there to yes, so there go, it's never a routine operation. you come to everyone's a 15 plus it spots with water of drinking quality are getting harder to find the image, right? so if you want to expand empty wells, less invasive lease, and then you have to locate additional drilling sites on the bicycle and also take precautions for the years to come. young, come on the o as the wells, a job performance declines, and you need to find new locations. one does not, the 40 almost 20 meters down. the grab bucket hits ground water. so have to drill a little deeper to reach the right quantity. but the hydro geological calculations for the new drinking water. well, we're correct the

for punk schmidt. that means this job is done. the hydro geologist is constantly booked on the booming sector has seen major developments since the 3 dry somers from 2018 to 202020 from shop systems. but i wouldn't call it a state of shock, but it's a very worrying state of affairs soon succeed because you never would have expected it 5 or 6 or 7 years ago. people would say we have enough water in germany. it's just the quality because that's a problem. and now it's become a quantity problem between quantitative so nobody expected it to be so extreme and happen so quickly. in central germany, going to invest in office, still defining for water. now and again his run switches and he marks the spot many see dosing as non scientific invest in hoff insisted spend delivering results for

generations to see to old my move um it pulls up here in your um, on the road just gets pulled down. governments. i can also do it with the 2nd person if need be a gave you, the energy is transferred and it works on table. think you need to have a special gift, but it's something you can learn. what kind of plan? as he says, the ideal spot is where too awkward for his intersect. the progress is unfold. what comes most of it's about where you have the most water would dump and an intersection gives me more options. and i'll give you the top layer here is 11 or 12 made this down. and the next one is that 30 or 35 meters, or even data he's done by project government advisory, determining the depth is difficult to devise. they've got to you, but i've never seen more on the rarely been wrong of individually obviously. no says no the need for time. okay. got it. okay, right here would actually be perfect. well, coincidence. yeah, i don't. yeah,

we got lucky. nice on. yeah. yeah, sure. yeah, i say fine, go ahead. now it's time for the drilling company to get to work and time is money. the. the crucial question for the client right now is, will the team find enough water for the stone masonry firms needs? or will it have been a costly adventure over at the organic farm run by a be shot calling about the situation is becoming increasingly precarious. he has 4 wells on his premises, around a 3rd of his crops, now need irrigating due to the extremely modest rain fall in the spring. he conserves water wherever he can, by digging furrows in his vegetable field, for example, from his own for wells, were cut in half the balance i have known if man being as we're not requesting more instructors, we just want to keep the status quoted, initial closing, and that would be a health, we don't irrigate just the final because we want to use up the war tons with is i

think it's the foundation of our business going blog if, if it ones are not trusting that he's not the only one feeling frustrated. a number of farmers have come to voice their concerns with the mayor. they've no joined forces to form an irrigation association with the aim of being assigned more water is going to for an event for losing money by the day. and there's the problem of our ground water rights expiring. as head of the local water works, the mayor is expected to find a rapid solution. he's brought in experts from an engineering firm. usually a certificate issue has studied the increasingly dramatic situation that our stuff gets thomas on irrigating them until now they exclusively use ground. horton. yeah, but extreme drops in the ground water has been observed. so the water management agency had declared the moratorium to okay,

so the ground water can no longer be extracted in areas where the thresholds have been supposed shredded out. and the ongoing find for distribution, the local authority has to satisfy the interests of residents. farmers and nature to one idea of proposed by the farmers is for them to use water from the river mind around 10 kilometers away, solely for their fields, not for drinking water. after looking at the situation, julia still coverage and her boss recommend 1st connecting the village to a larger pipeline in the vicinity. to relieve demand on the local water works. couldn't stick with it in the future of hassle, come from a remote water supply and the other half from local. well, when it goes to mix together, we'll have a 9th grade level below the limit water here already costs a lot more than the national average. but the village has no choice, but to install the 5 kilometers long pipeline. the cost will probably also have to

be passed on to water bills adding to all the other growing price increases. but there will be more water available, helping to diffuse the conflicts over distribution. for now, at least the water scarcity has also become an issue in urban areas such as frankfurt, where a growing population requires a growing amount of water. engineer on today as bower has to find new operations so that water works, companies and other clients are able to cope with the rising demand. his idea is to bringing water from a nearby reservoir that collect surface water from roads and surrounding towns for frank, for its drinking water. basically, this would require high tech solutions in the form of modern membranes that can filter around the dust and dirt expect or to discuss this with you. and there's an added innovation. as the solution also collects water from germany's increasing heavy rain events and renders that usable one of them is to see what else

new here is that until now such potentially polluted water was considered taboo for drinking purposes to move on either. but in this case, you have a reservoir already in place where you can take water that with the right technology i use, it can be dependably treated as frequently. these can climate change is causing greater demand and sweet dial foot was awesome. and today's power also uses maps, weather data, and projected consumption levels in his quest for water. as an engineer, he's skeptical of dancing rocks because we're putting mice which date is deep. charlotte, there are charlatan. dowser who says he can find 20 liters per 2nd at a depth of 50 meters at a specific spot is not trustworthy. good. i have done some dallas thing myself and i did get a response contested, but without expert knowledge and the principles of geology. i would never think i could determine

a drilling location when in fact the reason i'm poor poor physically over at the stone masons. they've now been drilling for 2 hours. going to the best of the hop, says he isn't a charlatan. and he used his 1000 rods to determine both the drilling points and the depth of the water to be 30 or 40 meters. the cut the street diving. the problem for the ration with individual is that they need an explanation for everything or the quotes just about the odd of dowsing is to allow for things that you have no immediate explanation falls to particularly, and that was the threshold. i crossed man. ultimately that led me to be coming at dallas off to be sure to confuses you. what do you think about it fixed? i basically i worked with 2 different roads to see solving under this one is called an angle road one. this recipient doesn't mind. you want them to you. i'll send you along some of the like, slow down. not so fast. it has to transfer to your buddy without from kind of you yes, these company and now we're seeing activity again. oh yes. the most now stand still

does it. yeah, that's the influence of the price. okay. so i didn't believe it either 30 years ago . the price is yeah. but that's the proof that there is something since even. yeah, you can keep them a little further apart, stunted and also so it's tension in the muscles that makes them come together to industry a team, so it gives them to something good. and then the weight is over. the team hits water. clear drinking water flows out of the bar, whole the drilling company teen take measurements to see whether the after flow is large enough for a well. the drill operator gives the thumbs up. the ground water is exactly where the dallas are suspected to minutes. that's doesn't we now have confirmation to be just like mr. preston have said before, the water is 30 to 35 meters below ground, boise tomato, and the quantity is sufficient for the stone masonry firm environments between one have a great set to relief. and there is a movie that once again,

that's true. yeah. so i'm really happy to go to investing hop finished another job successfully, but he's worried in the 3 decades he's been at dallas, or he's seen the ground water level changed dramatically. he's had to download the back, then there were average debt. so study made, it was also on and now we're talking 60 your id made is windows and it's not getting any better despite the rain. let's see how they get on via email, but it's still too much being extracted in relation to the fresh rain coming in. but you can define comp, it does. it's an age old problem and the groundwater level of what but cover any time soon as it's no less drastic action is taken to save water existing via and fema investors pumped back up in north west germany and lower section in the local water works company. the o w v is gearing up for the future by modernizing summit as wells in addition to increasing consumption by industry and the growing population. the area has the

further problem of toxic pollutants from farming this new well, we'll be deeper in order to get a few years reprise the, for the nitrate from fertilizers and factory farming seats that far down into the june. but in some areas, we're already finding ground water nitrate contamination of deeper levels to invest . so we resort to greater depths with each new well and group. if it's possible to drill 1020 or 30 meters deeper, then we'll use that opportunity to invite nitrate to contamination. nearer to the surface of the old, off at the office and on the top, the doctor, all the drilling diversity, and there's not a long term solution to this kind of we know that's how long does this on civil divorced projections anticipate more extreme weather conditions more heavy rain and more heat in the summer, we have also for going off the water suppliers light goes, are facing the big increase in demand tom and especially extremely hot stores as highest conflicts over the use of distribution of water as a resource will definitely intensify. bands expensive cars for sale for down in the

bay area. the fight over distribution is already impacting germany's favorite beverage. solely on show is getting less municipal water for his brewery than he'd like in place of more steel tanks full of beer. he's had to set up these water tanks as a stop gap solution. so it was america told me that instead of the 6 days would be able to produce, it would be forced to reduce to 3 days. max would have shipped operation. here the water shortage translates into a beer shortage and the brewery is not allowed to drill its own wells in the area. so most of us die is just the water that is available is subject to severe restrictions in order to guarantee the general supply side. in germany, water scarcity is an ever growing problem, and more areas will be affected in the future. the quest for new water sources has become a race against time. the the

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