3 minutes agoNo water used for garden irrigation or washing cars, punishment 10,000 francs
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)A ban on running garden water, washing cars, or loading pools has been placed in a municipality in the Ticino canton, with residents facing fines of up to 10,500 CHF if they violate the ban. The pipes in Switzerland are extraordinary, where the country is usually filled [...]
The pipes in Switzerland are remarkable, where the country is usually filled with water reserves.
Weeks without rainfall, however, and high temperatures have brought ban on the municipality of Mendrisio.
The tap water can now be used only for household purposes in an effort to save precious water supplies, sends albinfo.ch.
Appeals were broadcast on radio and television in the area over the weekend, urging people to respect the ban.
The Federal Environmental Office has said pipe bans are not expected to be widespread, but localised bans could be established.
