The pronounced drought in the Rhône leads to water restrictions.
Pascal Mailhos, the prefect of the Region, decided this Wednesday to place "all the bodies of surface water in the Rhône department and the metropolis of Lyon in a situation of alert and heightened alert", according to a press release. Press.
Limitations that also apply to individuals
Water restrictions are imposed on professionals, particularly agricultural: in eastern Lyon, “a 25% reduction in withdrawals from the surface environment must be implemented”.
Elsewhere, and outside the Gier basin, “the heightened alert measures involve a 50% reduction in withdrawals from the surface environment for professional uses”.
With regard to private use, measures restricting or prohibiting use apply, such as car washing.
An interactive map allows you to know the details according to your municipality.
Additional precautions could be taken if the situation does not improve.
The recent showers were not enough to restore the minimum water level expected in the Rhône rivers.
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