1/30 of the Rhine water near Colonge is massive. That is one of Europes biggest rivers and taking that much amount of water out is serious. We are talking about problems with shipping and water management in the netherlands, increased salinity in the north sea and so on. And if you take a look at the Spree, stopping pumping up the groundwater has its own problems. Berlin is depending on water from the Spree which is coming from pumped up groundwater. Stopping that will change a whole river system that grew over decades.
1/30 of the Rhine water near Colonge is massive. That is one of Europes biggest rivers and taking that much amount of water out is serious. We are talking about problems with shipping and water management in the netherlands, increased salinity in the north sea and so on. And if you take a look at the Spree, stopping pumping up the groundwater has its own problems. Berlin is depending on water from the Spree which is coming from pumped up groundwater. Stopping that will change a whole river system that grew over decades.