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on d, w. 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 of spots with water of drinking quality are getting harder to find it's really got. so for me to find new water sources, even dosing is making a comeback. so if it pulls up here and you're, um, the water shortages are even taking their toll on the very end. beer production presentation destroyed, which means it could produce a lot more, but are operating below capacity because we're not getting enough water. the

bush don becca brewery in the various southern germany totally on show, originally wanted to expand operations here and produce more beer at the brewery has no wells of its own. its water supply comes from the town and shawn back 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 push to begin. so you have a future when you have a pipe like this, only a certain amount of water can pass through any way, you know, but it's also limited right here to a precepts quantity of things. a pipe, as i've said, as a regular household, water plant to heat help to produce $200000.00 heck the leaders per year, but can only make $50000.00 as few the it is simply not enough water. currently, 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 alyssa's feet . i saw 300 kilometers per north flies, the village of back time, which is also facing water scanner city to the village of $3000.00 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 crop, as we do 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 and form

a thing close 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 domestic production meets just 40 or 50 percent of germany's vegetable consumption. but switching wouldn't be easy for us. this is phil. and since we have all of the equipment has gone through and invested in these crops, it's the 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 caustic types to irrigate his time crumbs to minimize evaporation. and that's what i was talking about with the treaty regression, you need 20 to 30 percent less florida. 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 is we have long drive periods and more intense heavy rainfall here as well. now this is but one the oh, i didn't have the impression that it was so dry for so long that 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 these are areas with the ground, water will be depleted. 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 one type financing. so 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. vast couldn't get to be near actually what can we do to restrain precipitation? tivo hips may be heavier than before unless spread out this month. how can we hold back those watered masses? okay, so for example, by trying to accumulate that water and bring it exactly to where it's needed done into putting one months then often ne, paid us talking to north ryan was failure. the local waterworks are busy upgrading here hydro geologist punk schmidt has worked out the ideal place for a new drinking water. well, the aim is to be prepared for the impact of climate change. and this is where the will will be installed. some of the of this helps of we have the main stay here.

1.5000000 cubic meter. that's over 80 percent of the mountain needed from this one location alone with you on 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. he's had to take many factors into account. the most of the 3 sequences for thursday, availability of the land, and then the areas where the ground water bearing layers are particularly sensitive . 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. many of 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 which 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 all tests. real is conducted and known groundwater, 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 to come to fitness bundled, as i can test the various locations without the need for on site mentions. the model itself contains all the basic data and 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 then i can place a well location at any point in the model because this one is the results show that this is a really useful instrument 0 for subsequent planning to. so i'm going to talk to guess instrumental for the vital 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. events. so i'm around there. okay, okay, give them a hand. he got a call from the drilling company. let's know, and i'm going to be in the delta c building here, but we want to drill here and asked me to have a look where a good spot with the ongoing good bush, unless the will is for you off in hoffman. his stone masonry business needs up to $40000.00 leaders of water per day, which cost and $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 in order for noise or own sliced dispute as well as that. so the idea for digging a well came up. um, yeah, on 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 through 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 as well, which means where the most water is and what data thinking couldn't the size of all doubled use very different methods for doing that and make a teaser one does get this, the angle broad and with and then the bit of 9000 growth being removed. the unlimited, a visual, it's the combination that gets us our results to the company. that's the orange of let's these ton does. it gave me this is configured, can't wait to see the results and hope it works. us calling 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 please, the show of us if a bond, the o w v is one of germany's biggest drinking water suppliers. the local water company is set up some 2 and a half 1000 measuring points across the area. it extracts water and regularly takes samples to test the quality. several wells had to be closed in recent years because

of high nitrate levels. due to the over for illustration 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 custody monsoons, but that's a really serious problem because we can't remove the nitrate, so that's here. the ground water with our water works. mostly concise. nitrate is a highly soluble sodium, large under treatment plants, country move its thoughts on. we would need to sell a nation facilities which would drive off the cost of nervously to around double holding deposit of 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 can be possible. 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 or not, but all of those opportunities are being wasted and came to court. kings come flies to youngs on the goals. there could be a huge bill in the posts for brussels that cut up all being avoided back and pay this huggins. the drilling has begun. morning. good. how are we good to go? oh, absolutely. is or set up and ready to start using so much stuff, not to the new wellbeing dog here will share the workload of the older ones during the dry summer's in this case, due to the lack of rock under the ground. the excavation work is done with a so called graph bucket. this gradually extracts sand and gravel. what makes the

task tricky is that the ground water is being exposed, which means they're 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. different 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 of that and we have to be careful with refueling. we're subject to very extensive requirements sized. the awkward for has a slide flow, so any oil that drops in 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. and all the intercept equipment is there to yes, so there go, it's never a routine operation. you come to everyone's efficiency. it's spots with water of drinking quality are getting harder to find the image. so if you want to expand empty wells, less invasive lease, and then you have to locate additional drilling sites on the front vital, and also take precautions for the years to come. young, come on to of as the wells age performance declines. and you need to find new locations on this move 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 will work correct. the

4th function it, that means this job is done. the hydro geologist is constantly booked up. the booming sector has seen major developments since the 3 dry somers from 2018 to 202020 from shop systems. i wouldn't call it a state of shock so, 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. people would say we have enough water in germany . it's just the quality is that's a problem. and now it's become a quantity problem between quantitative volt. nobody expected it to be so extreme and happen so quickly in central germany going to invest in office, still divining for water now and again has run switches. any marks the spot many see dosing as non scientific invest in health insisted spend delivering results for

generations to suit your old my move um it pulls up here in your um and the road just gets pulled down. governments. i can also do it with the 2nd person if need be, and they give you the energy transfer and it works when people think you need to have a special gift, but it's something you can learn on come to us. then he says, the ideal spot is where too awkward for his intersect. the progress is and what comes most of it's about where you have the most florida on top and an intersection gives me more options than other people. the top layer here is 11 or 12 made is down. and the next one is that 30 or 35 meters, or even data, he's talking about devices and drives determining the depth is difficult to devise . they've got to you, but i've never seen more on the rally. been wrong of individually obviously. no, says no the need for time. okay. got a certain price point. 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 crucial question for the client right now is, will the team find enough water for this? don't masonry firms needs? or will it have been a costly venture over at the organic farm run by a big shot calling about the situation is becoming increasingly precarious. he has 4 wells on his premises around a 3rd of his crops. no need irrigating due to the extremely modest rain fall in the spring. he conserves water wherever he can, by digging furrows in his vegetable fields. for example, the soul retains more water than if it were level. calling about his annoyed and says it's unfair that the extraction quote is from his zone for wells were cut in half the balance. the main thing is 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 to what tugs with is. i think it's the foundation of that business and going blog if it ones are not trusting. and he's not the only one feeling frustrated. a number of farmers have come to voice their concerns with the mayor. they've now joined forces to form an irrigation association with the aid of being assigned more water using a solid and supported event for losing money by the day and bill. 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. julia should do because he has studied the increasingly dramatic situation. the other stuff gets 5 minutes on irrigating them until now they exclusively use ground water. 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 in the ongoing fight over distribution. the local authority has to satisfy the interests of residents, farmers and nature to one idea 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, usually a stiff condition and her boss recommends 1st connecting the village to a larger pipeline in the vicinity. to relieve demand on the local water works and stick it in the future hassle. come from a remote water supply and the other half from local. well this isn't the one you. those 2 mix together will have a nitrate level below that limits 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 onto 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 is power 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 collects surface water from roads and surrounding towns to be for frank for its drinking water. this would require high tech solutions in the form of modern membranes that can built around the dust and dirt to discuss effect this weekend. and there's an added innovation cornerstone as the solution also

collects water from germany's increasing heavy rain events and renders that usable . one of them is, this is what is new here is that until now, such potentially polluted water was considered taboo for drinking purposes. move on oper, 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. i think the climate change is causing greater demand and sweet dial foot was awesome. and today's power also used as maps, weather data and projected consumption levels in his quest for water as an engineer, that's he's skeptical of dowsing, rod. so how does one big thing might switch? steve? escape charlotte, there are charlatans. dowser who says he can find 20 leaders per 2nd at a depth of 50 meters at a specific spot is not trustworthy. good, i have done some dousing myself and i did get

a response. 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 and 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 coolest just about the odd of dowsing is to allow for things that you have no immediate explanation, falls to particular. that was the threshold. i crossed man. ultimately that led me to be coming at dallas off to be sure to confuse you. what do you think about it? thanks. i basically i work with 2 different roads. he's open under. this one's called an angle road. one. excuse me, the other mind you have you. i do you along some of the like,

slow down. not so fast. yeah. it has to transfer to your buddy. was out from kind of you. yes, he's company and now we're seeing activity again. no. yes. something must now stand still does it. yeah. that's the influence of the race. okay. yeah, i didn't believe it either 30 years ago prizes. yeah. but that have to prove 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 and able to do some 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 to the drill operator, gibbs, the thumbs up the ground water is exactly where the dancers suspected so much. that's stuff that we now have confirmation, just like mister preston has said before. the water is 30 to 35 meters below ground glass, which made to and the quantity is sufficient for the stone masonry firm in fun with

typically what have a great start to release. and i so the movie that once again, that's true. yeah, i'm really happy to going to invest in half 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 change dramatically. he's had to download the back, then there were average deb. so study made, it was also on and now we're talking 60 your 80 made is what does it and it's not getting any better despite the rain a 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 we cover any time soon. it's no less drastic action is taken to say for success and we had and fema investors brought back up in north west germany and lower sacks. any the local water works company the o. w v is gearing up for the future physically by modernizing some of its 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. we're pre before the nitrate from fertilizers in factory farming seats that far down into the yawn. 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 deep, or then we'll use that opportunity to advise nitrate contamination. nearer to the surface on the off at the office and on top of the gulf through all the drilling diversity. and there's not a long term solution to this kind of we notice all of 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 increasing demand tom and especially an extremely hot stores for

5. so conflicts over the use of distribution of water as a resource will definitely intensify. been significant for sales down in bavaria. the fight over distribution is already impacting germany's favorite beverage. globally, i'm sure 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 as america told me, that instead of the 6 days would be able to produce, if it were being forced to reduce the 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 . it's most of us die. it's, it's hard to 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

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