Overview

• The industry-led assessment examined 810 supply areas and shared results with regional water associations and suppliers.
• Analyses combined projected demand under population decline with expected water availability under climate change to map local risk.
• The Thuringian Basin and East Thuringia emerged as the most challenged regions according to the Environment Ministry.
• Recommended responses include drilling new wells and linking vulnerable zones to the long‑distance water network.
• The Environment Ministry is revising a funding guideline to support these measures, as the state currently sources 57% of drinking water from groundwater and 43% from reservoirs with only about a dozen well villages, roughly 800 people, off the public network.