In a new study, the Basel cantonal laboratory tested drinking water for persistent chemical substances that can disrupt the endocrine system. The degradation substance was detected everywhere, but only in small quantities.
People in parts of the district of Bayreuth have to boil their drinking water due to germ contamination. If the water is used for drinking or cooking, it must be boiled for ten minutes "as a precaution", the Bayreuth district office announced on Monday. For personal hygiene and...
Privately cleared snow in the wrong place causes clogged and polluted waterways.
The National Council has made a name for itself as the savior of rivers and streams. Now it wants to overturn a regulation that aims to do just that.
Heat, drought, energy crisis: the water supply challenges are increasing throughout Switzerland. However, the federal government has "hardly any data for planning water resources", as it itself admits. Yet there is a promising approach.
The federal government is doing everything it can to prevent an electricity shortage. In an emergency, however, water suppliers will also be affected if they have to help save electricity. The waterworks are preparing for a possible emergency scenario.
The supply of drinking water to the Swiss population is mainly based on municipal and regional water supply companies. South of Zuzwil there are three groundwater wells: "Grund", "Thurau" and "Thursteg". Their protection has now been revised in line with water protection legislation.
Microbiological limits were exceeded. Not all districts are affected. The water is now being chlorinated as a precaution.
The Forchheim health authority has once again issued a boiling order for drinking water in Pretzfeld and Altreuth. After follow-up tests on...
A stream in Corminboeuf FR was polluted on Tuesday afternoon. The chlorinated water probably came from a pool, according to the cantonal police.