A dictating method. The godaddy how do you find out about on the story inform icons germany is facing shortages of a precious commodity. Climate change, pollution and growing use are leading to water wells no longer being able to meet the demand becomes of a mazda fish or fox spots with water of drinking quality are getting harder to find its really got. So for me to find new water sources, even dosing is making a comeback. So if it pulls up here and youre, um, water shortages are even taking their toll on the very end beer production, credit and taking destroyed, which means it could produce a lot more. But are operating below capacity, because were not getting enough water. The of the bush don becca brewery, and the various southern germany toby on show originally wanted to expand operations here and produce more beer. But the brewery has no wells of its own. Its water supply comes from the town and started back is facing a water shortage limit was said as to how much water the brewery can use and the Utility Company reduce the size of the pipe for incoming water place to begin. So, when you have a pipe like this, only a certain amount of water can pass through any way, you know, but its also limited right here to a precepts quantity of a piece of pipe, as i said, as a regular Household Water plant. So hed hoped to produce 200000. 00 heck the liters per year, but can only make 50000. 00 as few that are simply not enough water today. What are the currently, the limiting factor is the municipal supply me . If we had more water, wed be able to hook up 3 more tanks. We already have all the piping, alyssa speed, i saw 300 kilometers per north winds, the village of back time, which is also facing water scarcity. The village of 3000 people has its own small water works, but the wells can no longer yield. And now, especially in the summer, theres also a quality issue. The ground water has become polluted with fertilizers used by farms in the area. And therefore, it has to be treated at considerable cost and mixed with uncontaminated water. Local mayor calling because she is under pressure the language of the farming industry says it needs a lot more water. And if youre a gate specialty crop, as we do it, and people need to have a secure supply of Drinking Water and so you get things most of them. Those are conflicting interests. In the long term, we wont be able to guarantee a steady supply of improved quality Drinking Water on our own form, i think was for a farmer and back time, the water scarcity has already become an existential issue. We shot calling about, converted his parents. Small sideline farm for gaining production and expanded it significantly the droughts of recent years mean his business is now in danger. Switching to other crops that need less water isnt an option. This optic done so if there was a demand for vegetables of august. So investing production meets just 40 or 50 percent of germanys vegetable consumption. But switching wouldnt be easy for us. This is phil. And since we have all of the equipment has gone through and invested in these crops, its the only thing physically to and i was going to calling about has his own wells on his farm. But since the beginning of 2023, due to shortages in the region, the authorities have cut the amount of water hes permitted to extract in half. This although over the last few years, the farmer has needed more water and not less tea and other affected farmers have called for water to be pumped here from the nearby river mine. But such a decision takes time. Meanwhile, calling about his doing what he can to cut back on water. Here, hes using hunger so caustic pipes to irrigate his time crumbs to minimize evaporation. But ultimately, we treat derogation. You need 20 to 30 percent less water. So you save water by not losing any. Stood the root of the problem here is Climate Change which has the farm are deeply concerned with the throat compel, yawning things. We have long drive periods and more intense heavy rainfall here as well. Now this is but one the oh, i didnt have the impression that it was so dry for so long. But obviously, the more the crucial factor is whats called ground water recharge, which is when underground aquifers are replenished by water seeping into the ground areas. Mark blue on the map are okay. Those mark, yellow, orange, and red have to little new ground water the, the Regional Agency for Mining Energy and geology has been tracking the development of ground water recharge in northern germany. The mathematical models theyve created indicate that significant ships are coming escape. These are areas where we know that between the years, 20712100. That will be more ground water going on. Right next to these. All the areas with the ground water will be depleted. This will be our thats even the context. Lets see what kind of implement off the items are deshawn with someone the one hand that will be the question of whether plants will get enough water on side to. And virtually right next door, someone may have problems with their house because of rising ground water. How do you still believe them in my house by going to sign things according to the german media or illogical. Heavy rainfall events have increased by 25 percent since 1950, but such massive rain falls contribute little to ground water recharge because they flow off into the sea via canals and as a result, in dry somers, more ground water is, is consumed centers recharged this phenomenon is called groundwater depletion. Vast couldnt get to leave here. Actually, what can we do to restrain precipitation . Tivo di, if may be heavier than before, unless spread out this month. How can we hold back those water masses . Okay. So for example, by trying to accumulate that water and bring it exactly to where its needed done into putting one months then often ne, paid us talking to north ryan was failure. The local waterworks are busy upgrading here hydro geologist punk schmidt has worked out the ideal place for a new Drinking Water. Well, the aims to be prepared for the impact of Climate Change. And this is where the will will be installed to moby is obviously we have the main stay here. 1. 5000000 cubic meter. Thats over 80 percent of the mountain needed from this one location alone with you on the the well should be finished and ready for use this year. In con, the Drilling Companies engineer, representatives from the waterworks and a specialist engineer are inspecting the site recommended by schmidt. No, its a big responsibility for the hydro geology project. Hes had to take many factors into account of the im of the 3, the closest affairs, the availability of the land, and then the areas where the ground water bearing layers are particularly sense. Where we can expect many meters of sand and gravel that filter of the ground water made a coup of filters on the diesel. And then from the ability of the layers is important. So that we can insure the amount required can actually be extracted. Many of the boxes does this all prefer that this is what a typical extraction. Well, in germany looks like. After a test drill the well shaft is dug out and a water pipe installed with a pump. The ground water flows through filter slots into the shaft and has been pumped up. A lot is withdrawn, the ground water level control, which is why there are strict limits set by the authorities. Function which services are more in demand than ever. He travels all over germany to track down ideal locations for new wells and always brings Hydro Geological maps of the feature data from all tests, drills conducted and known groundwater measuring points on some deals with the help of a wealth of additional data. Schmidt then creates computer models of where there is sufficient ground water and where the ground water recharge rate is healthy to come to fitness bundled, as i can test the various locations without the need for on site metrics. The model itself contains all the basic data and about the area, and you just like the depth of the aquifer, the ground water level, recharge rate, etc. And with google, and then i can place a well location at any point in the model because this one is the results show that this is a really useful instruments or for subsequent planning to. So im going to be talking yes. And its for me involved for the vital model further south and central germany. Were going to invest in hosp has a very different approach to use as a controversial instrument to find an ideal drilling site. Oh hi. Im looking for mr. Dental. Im around there. Okay. Can you give him a hand . He got a call from the Drilling Company. This no, im not going to be the delta people in here, but we want to drill here and asked me to have a look where a good spot with the ongoing, who devotional is the will, is for you off in hoffman. His Stone MasonryBusiness Needs up to 40000. 00 leaders of water per day, which cost him 4000. 00 euros per year. You can pause, im up until now. This water comes from our regular water supply, meaning Drinking Water bottle. Id like to avoid that costs and use ground water that runs in a water bearing layer instead of to also preserve our Drinking Water resources in order for noise or own sliced side is students tools. Thats how the idea for digging a well came up. Yeah. When done. Com, do you d . I know when to go to invest in hoff tells us hes never been here before and doesnt know the terrain. His client hopes a drilling site can be found as close as possible to the main Company Building to avoid the need for long pipes. So this is where the 76 year old down sir, focuses his initial survey for 30 years. Now, hes been conducting searches for water relying on his experience and on his to trust the plastic rods. Your shows is stuff as you can now use what ive learned over the years to find when nature has created the best drilling result for us. Which means where the most water is and what data think and couldnt the size of double these very different methods for doing that and make a teaser one does get this, the angle broad and then the better known dowsing road. Let me think, hold on, let me do a visual, its the combination that gets us our result into the coming. Thats the orange of lets this done. Does it gave me this is configured. Cant wait to see the results and hope it works. Us getting back to northern germany to a water works and the old and book area. Climate change isnt the only factor leading to water scarcity here. There are also problems with the ground water quality. The oldenburg dish us to please a show of us if a bond, the o w. V is one of germanys biggest Drinking Water suppliers. The local Water Company is set up some 2 and a half 1000, measuring points across the area. It extracts water and regularly take samples to test the quality. Several wells had to be closed in recent years because of high nitrate levels due to the over fertile ization of fields and too much liquid mon, newer from factory farming nitrate can be especially hazardous for babies and children. In germany, the limit is 50 milligrams per liter. This sample shows 3 times the permitted level. Meaning this water is not suitable for drinking. Doesnt lead monsoons because its a really serious problem because we cant remove the nitrate, so thats here. The ground water with a water works mostly can size nitrate has a highly soluble salt from lower under treatment plants. Country move, its thoughtful and we would need to sell a nation facilities which would drive the cost anonymously route to around double home deposit for, for adults. And the governments been aware of the problem for decades. But despite new legislation, its far from under control. In the red areas, the nitrate concentration is above the permitted 50 milligrams per liter, which puts germany in violation of the laws on nitrate authorizes um, whats going on because on its a clear case of government failure and we thought weve had nitrate guidelines for over 30 years now i have to talk some few talk german whos had plenty of time and opportunities to respond and take action against the nitrate. The problem because when i put all of those opportunities being wasted and i came to the court case come flies to young on the goals. There could be a huge bill in the posts for brussels, and i could have all been avoided back and pay this hug and the drilling has begun. Morning. Good. Are we good to go . Absolutely, or set up and ready to start. You then, so much not, not the, the new wellbeing dog here will share the workload of the older ones during the dry somers. In this case, due to the lack of rock under the ground. The excavation work is done with the so called grab bucket. This gradually extracts sand and gravel. What makes the task tricky is that the ground water is being exposed, which means there are a host of regulatory and protective requirements that must be complied with, including for the machines being used. If the ground water were contaminated, it would be disastrous. The dressing room its view, we can only use organic oil and bio diesel williams. Also, you can see the plastic sheeting, we have to put under the drilling machines, and we have to be careful with refueling alcohol. Were subject to very extensive requirements lies the awkward for has a slight flow. So any oil that drops and would be carried away, youd probably need a major clean up operation, including extensive pumping and inspections before its clean again. So anything falling in there would be an utter disaster. So it doesnt have to come up. After 2 days of drilling, large plastic pipes are lowered into the shaft. The engineer checks whether all the materials ordered have been delivered. So thats for the next one. Exactly. Up and all the intercept equipment is there too. Yes, so there go. Its never a routine operation. You come through of the 15 plus its spots with water of drinking quality are getting harder to find the image, right . So if you want to expand empty wells, less invasive lease, then you have to locate additional drilling sites on bicycle and also take precautions for the years to come. Young, come on the o. As the wells age performance declines, and you need to find new locations. The 40 almost 20 meters down, the grab bucket hits ground water. So have to drill a little deeper to reach the right quantity. But the Hydro Geological calculations for the new Drinking Water will work correct. For punk schmidt. That means this job is done. The hydro geologist is constantly booked on the booming sector has seen major developments since the 3 dry somers from 2018 to 202020 from shop systems probably wouldnt call it a state of shock. But its a very worrying state of affairs soon succeed because you never would have expected it 5 or 6 or 7 years ago. People would say we have enough water in germany. Its just the quality if thats a problem. And now its become a quantity problem between quantitative so nobody expected it to be so extreme and happen so quickly in central germany, going to invest in the office still defining for water. Now and again has run switches. Any marks the spot many see dosing as non scientific invest in hoff insisted spend delivering results for generations. The city old men move um, it pulls up here and youre on it. And so when the road just gets pulled down, governments, i can also do it with the 2nd person if need be. And it gave you the Energy Transfer and it works when people think you need to have a special gift, but its something you can learn. What kind of plan . And he says the ideal spot is where too awkward for his intersect. The progress is and what comes most of its about where you have the most water would dump and an intersection gives me more options, kind of the, the top layer here is 11 or 12 made this down. And the next one is that 30 or 35 meters, or even data hes done by project government advisory, determining the depth is difficult to devise. Theyve got to you, but ive never seen more on the rally. Been wrong of individually, obviously. No, says no. The need for time. Okay. Got a certain price point. Okay, right here would actually be perfect. Well, coincidence . Yeah, i dont. Yeah, we got lucky. Nice on. Yeah. Yeah, sure. Yeah, i say fine, go ahead. Now its time for the Drilling Company to get to work and time is money. The crucial question for the client right now is, will the team find enough water for the Stone Masonry firms needs . Or will it have been a costly adventure over at the organic farm run by a big shot calling about the situation is becoming increasingly precarious. He has 4 wells on his premises, around a 3rd of his crops, now need irrigating due to the extremely modest rain fall in the spring. He conserves water wherever he can, by digging furrows in his vegetable field. For example, the soul retains more water then if it were level calling about is annoyed and says its unfair that the extraction quote is from his own for wells were cut in half the balance from known if manning is were not requesting more instructors, we just want to keep the status quoted in special closing, and that would be a health. We dont irrigate just the final because we want to use up the more times. But it is. I think its the foundation of that business going blog if it ones are not trusting. And hes not the only one feeling frustrated. A number of farmers have come to voice their concerns with the mayor. Theyve now joined forces to form an Irrigation Association with the aid of being assigned more water for internet for losing money by the day. And theres the problem of our ground water rights expiring. As head of the local water works, the mayor is expected to find a rapid solution. Hes brought in experts from an engineering firm. Julia should do because they should have studied the increasingly dramatic situation. The other stuff gets thomas on irrigating them until now they exclusively use ground. Horton. Yeah, but extreme drops in the ground water has been observed. So the Water Management agency had declared the moratorium to okay, so the ground hold to to no longer be extracted in areas where the thresholds have been suppose shredded out in the ongoing find over distribution. The local authority has to satisfy the interests of residents, farmers and nature to one idea of proposed by the farmers is for them to use water from th