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This low water level probably leads to measurements, the LCW reports Wednesday in the so-called drought monitor. What exactly these measures contain is not yet clear.
The LCW declares that the Rhine and the Meuse are important for the water supply in the Netherlands. The minimum quantity to cross the Rhine in July is, according to the LCW, 1,200 cubic meters per second. On July 15, the water level fell below this limit. The quantity is now 1,140 cubic meters per second
In the river basin, elsewhere in Europe, there is almost no precipitation forecast next week, so the water supply in Lobith is likely to fall well into the future. below 1,100 cubic meters per second. The LCW therefore issued the yellow code
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The water supply in the Meuse will decrease by 30 to 60 cubic meters per second. The LCW does not expect the state to fall below the lower limit of 25 cubic meters per second over the next five to fifteen days.
To counter salinization in the west of the country, Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal provides additional water. This is done via small-scale water supply and this was fully commissioned in one week
Ban on irrigation
The ban on watering the waters of proclaimed surface in the south and east of the country remains in force. The LCW stresses the importance of complying with this prohibition of "limiting damage to crops and nature as much as possible".
The national average of the precipitation deficit is expected to reach 266 millimeters and according to the LCW "Such a precipitation deficit is comparable to the situation of the record year 1976.
Water Quality [19659005] The water quality is decreasing due to drought and heat, so the Rijkswaterstaat and the water plans invite you to swim alone in the official bathing sites where the water quality In recent weeks, there has been an increasing number of reports of blue – green algae, botulism, fish mortality and unwanted bacteria in fresh water.
Water should continue to increase over the next week, but in relative terms it is not too bad. "Despite the high water temperature, the water quality is still of good quality compared to other years ", reports LCW.
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