Falling water reserves and no significant rainfall in prospect have prompted the prefecture of Yvelines to place the department in a situation of vigilance, since June 22.
If, as the press release mentions, the situation “
does not impose specific measures on users
”, it nevertheless calls for civic responsibility by asking everyone, individuals and professionals alike, “
to be economical in the use they make of the 'water
'.
Indeed, "
If the deterioration of the hydrological situation were to continue, a prefectural decree could be taken to make certain measures restricting the use of water compulsory
", warns the prefect.
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This alert is explained by the continuous drop in the flow of rivers.
The Craie aquifer has “
reached the drought vigilance threshold
”.
Even great rivers see this point approaching.
No improvement is to be expected in the short term, the weather forecasts announce some precipitation in the coming days but with generally low quantities.
The Yvelines department is far from being an exception.
Several regions see their water tables at historically low levels.
This is particularly the case in Provence, Côte d'Azur and in the south of Drôme, where the shortage has been raging for two years, as well as in Poitou-Charentes, Maine, Vendée and Touraine.
If the predictions of Météo-France announcing a hot and dry summer in the southern two-thirds of the country come true, the restrictions on use taken to preserve access to drinking water should be numerous this summer.
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