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DE Historically, groundwater in Germany has been an (un)finite resource. Currently, around 70 % of water for public services is supplied from groundwater resources. However, groundwater formation is already significantly disrupted by heavy rainfall, droughts and evaporation due to air temperatures rising twice as fast as the global average.
In this respect, in the coming years and decades an increasing demand will be offset by a decreasing supply of water, whereby the authorised withdrawal volumes in municipalities, districts and conurbations are already being fully utilised or are no longer sufficient.
In order to technically and economically secure the supply of drinking and industrial water in the long term, an adapted and conscious use of the valuable resource of water is essential. Regionalised and intelligent water management is necessary to strengthen resilience to climate impacts - both in the public water supply and in self-pumping by agriculture and industry.
Planning and technical instruments are interlinked in order to implement sustainable water utilisation in line with the available supply. Examples of potential measures include peatland revitalisation, (drinking) water substitution in industrial processes, decentralisation in water supply systems, increased retention of precipitation via polder areas and conceptual urban planning ("sponge city") or the expansion of existing monitoring networks. In addition, the networking of all stakeholders and interest groups must form an integral part - also in order to counteract conflicts of use at an early stage. In order to effectively counter the consequences of climate change and the associated challenges, water management is the central building block for implementing the federal government's National Water Strategy.
M&P Nord has many years of experience in the field of water quantity management and will be happy to support you with your projects.
