Overview
- The city has declared a water emergency and launched a Water Taskforce to coordinate supply measures and public appeals for savings.
- The city has switched off at least ten ornamental fountains and cut runtimes for 56 water features to reduce nonessential use.
- The Water Taskforce, which met Thursday, ordered the climate and environment office and Stadtwerke München to prepare immediate extra cuts and a long-term supply strategy.
- Officials say the drinking supply is currently secured but was used at more than 90 percent of capacity during the June heatwave and remains strained.
- Other municipalities have already issued formal limits on surface-water withdrawals and warned that binding bans or fines could follow if consumption does not fall, with effects on gardening, pools and some public uses.