Water supply in the Warendorf district: Despite the strain, everything remains stable!

Water supply in the Warendorf district: Despite the strain, everything remains stable!

In the Warendorf district, the drinking water supply and quality remain in a stable condition. The Beckum water supply, which also serves parts of the Soest and Gütersloh districts, has the situation clearly under control. Loud radiowaf.de The drinking water network is heavily burdened, but not overloaded. Maximilian Frisch, a person responsible in this area, notes that the simultaneity of water extraction plays a particular role. This should remind us how important it is to use this valuable resource prudently.

The Beckum water supply gets its water from several sources: the groundwater works in Vohren, the Ahrbachtalsperre and Gelsenwasser from the Ruhr. The Ahlen municipal utilities have also pointed out that different situations exist in the different municipalities. Nevertheless, there is no evidence of a bottleneck in the drinking water supply. Alfred Kruse, managing director of the Beckum water supply, reassures citizens by emphasizing that no restrictions or threats are to be expected for the city of Ahlen.

Water supply as a public service

Public water supply is not only an issue for the Beckum water supply, but is also strengthened by the legal requirements in North Rhine-Westphalia. Loud beckum.de According to Section 50 of the State Water Act, municipalities have an obligation to ensure the supply of drinking and fire-fighting water. On April 6, 2017, an amendment to this law was passed, which obliges municipalities to create a water supply concept that takes both the current status and future developments into account.

In Beckum, the update of the water supply concept was decided on July 2, 2024. In this way, the city fulfills its legal obligations and shows how it, together with Wasserbedarf Beckum GmbH, ensures the public water supply. A real proof that this is done with a good hand.

The trend towards water conservation

A look from 2022 shows how drinking water behavior looks across the entire Federal Republic. Almost the entire population of Germany gets their drinking water from the public supply, with each person using 126 liters every day - a decrease of 18 liters compared to 1991. That Federal Environment Agency states that in 2022 companies provided almost 4.7 billion cubic meters of drinking water. Of these 5.3 billion cubic meters of raw water, 81.5 percent went to private households and small businesses.

But even though individual water consumption has decreased, there are times when we need a little more water, especially in hot summers. It is therefore advisable to continue to use water sparingly. This is of great importance not only for ourselves, but also for future generations. Saving is therefore required - all the more so as drinking water in the region is well secured despite the challenges.