This weekend, SMHI issued yellow and orange warnings for high flows in several places in Norrland. The spring flood in the Kalix and Torne rivers has caused the water levels to rise significantly, which can lead to flooding in nearby areas.
– In many places it has culminated or is culminating right now. But there is still a lot of water in many watercourses, says SMHI’s hydrologist on duty Hugo Rudebeck told TT.
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It has been sunny and warm in large parts of the country lately. Photo: Henrik Holmberg/TT
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But in other parts of the country, the hot weather means that you risk a shortage of drinking water instead.
Kungsbacka municipality: “Now every drop counts”
On Tuesday, Kungsbacka municipality issued a warning to residents. There is a strained situation when it comes to drinking water in the municipality, and consumption is sometimes greater than production now that it is both hot and dry outside.
– Now every drop counts! Help us save water and maybe we can avoid an irrigation ban, says Catarina Sundberghead of operations Water Sewer Broadband and Project & Construction, in a press release.
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Investigating whether you can borrow water
The drinking water available in Kungsbacka is taken from Bräkan and is a mixture of natural groundwater and water from lake Lygnern. The latter takes six weeks to infiltrate through Fjärå’s brackish water.
Kungsbacka municipality urges residents to save on drinking water. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT
– We have to fill the water towers during the nights so that there is enough pressure in the fire hydrants for the Rescue Service. We also cannot take any amount of water from Lygnern because we have a water judgment to deal with, says Sundberg in the press release.
The municipality is now looking into whether there is an opportunity to borrow water from Mölndal municipality, but with the current weather, their needs will also be greater and there is therefore a risk that the water will not be enough.
This is how you save water
According to the municipality, there are several ways to save water:
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