In recent years, the supply of drinking water during the summer has come up on the wallpaper.

During the summers 2016, 2017 and 2018, there was extra hard pressure on the water supply. In Öland, the problems in 2016 were so great that the drinking water almost ran out.

- You had to drive over water with a truck until you could get a line from the mainland, says Birger Wallsten.

At the beginning of July 2020, groundwater levels are below or well below normal for the season in the small reservoirs in Svealand, most of Götaland and the southeastern parts of Norrland, according to SGU.

Individual well owners in areas with low levels, especially where there is often a water shortage, are encouraged to follow the development. There is a risk that the situation may be strained in the coming months.

In the large magazines, the levels are close to normal in most of the country. But in southern Götaland, eastern Götaland and Svealand as well as in northwestern Norrland, the levels are below or well below normal for the season.

- For municipalities that pump groundwater into their drinking water, it can be a little more strained when the levels are well below normal, says Birger Wallsten.

But even municipalities that take surface water can have problems with the water supply.

According to SMHI, there is a risk of water shortage in eleven regions in Sweden in the coming month.

At present, 36 municipalities in Sweden have reported to Swedish Water that they have introduced irrigation bans in all or part of their area of ​​operation for various reasons. Nine of them have cited water shortages as the cause, according to Swedish Water.

- Summer is the time of year when you use a lot of drinking water and maybe it will be extra this year when many are at home, says Birger Wallsten.

He urges the public to think about consumption and follow any restrictions.

- If you are connected to the municipal network, it is important to take responsibility, says Birger Wallsten.

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