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Trier's drinking water system in danger? Burst pipes cause chaos!
Trier is in focus after burst water pipes and controversies over drinking water supplies. Municipal utilities provide insights into maintenance measures.
Trier's drinking water system in danger? Burst pipes cause chaos!
On Tuesday morning, July 11th, two burst water pipes in Trier caused massive traffic disruptions. At 3:30 a.m. a socket burst at the intersection of Wasserweg and Franz-Georg-Strasse, followed by another pipe burst at 5:00 a.m. on Roonstrasse, where an old gray cast iron pipe burst. The police cordoned off the affected areas, which caused long traffic jams during rush hour. Construction crews from Stadtwerke Trier (SWT) and the Schnorpfeil company quickly arrived to repair the damage. However, the affected streets still need to be extensively repaired, which means that the closures will remain in place, especially at the intersection of Wasserweg and Franz-Georg-Straße, which will remain closed until the weekend.
The municipal utilities assure that despite these incidents, the overall reliability of the drinking water network in Trier is high. In a detailed statement, the SWT provided information about the regular monitoring and maintenance of the drinking water network. According to [lokalo.de](https://lokalo.de/artikel/370930/trierer-trinkwasser-wie-oft- Werden-die-leitung-kontrolle-wir-haben-nachgehakt/), the lines are divided across 24 supply areas, with these and possible losses being monitored daily. This means you can react quickly to fixed disruptions to ensure security of supply.
Safe drinking water supply in Trier
The pipeline damage rate, a value measured per kilometer square meter per year, is between 0.09 and 0.1 in Trier, which is considered unremarkable overall. According to DVGW, anything less than 0.1 damage per kilometer per year is acceptable. Between 2022 and 2024, around 2.4% of the water supply network was modernized. The SWT attaches great importance to the renewal of dilapidated pipes - and last but not least, to the dismantling of unnecessary pipes.
Acoustic monitoring systems have been installed in downtown Trier to help detect possible leaks at an early stage. Mobile noise loggers are also used in other parts of the city. The last comprehensive inspection of the water pipes took place in November 2024. Maintenance is crucial, as sv-buerschgens.de emphasizes. Regular maintenance is essential to prevent serious defects and health risks, and the filters at the entrance to the house also play an important role in the quality of the drinking water.
The city of Trier asks road users to be particularly careful during these measures and to plan detours if necessary. Various city bus routes are also rerouted and do not reach all stops, making the situation even more difficult for commuters.
The SWT emphasize that despite the current incidents, the drinking water network is well maintained and the water quality is high. The municipal utilities are working hard to carry out further repairs and improvements in the traffic area quickly in order to disrupt the everyday life of citizens as little as possible.