Nord and Pas-de-Calais placed on drought vigilance
The land is dry, and the rivers have greatly diminished in the North – Pas-de-Calais. “Since March 2022, the weather has been extremely mild”, writes the prefecture of the North in a press release. The winter was one of the mildest in 75 years and the North experienced four years of droughtbefore a particularly rainy summer last year.
At least until June 6
In these conditions, the prefect of the North has decided to classify the department in drought vigilance from this Thursday. The order is in effect until at least June 6 and “in the event of worsening hydrological or meteorological conditions, restrictive measures could be activated by prefectural decree”.
The prefecture asks users to reduce their consumption of drinking water as well as their withdrawals from natural environments. This concerns individuals, but also companies, industrialists, farmers... The information will be diffused in all the communes of the department.
Pas-de-Calais also on drought alert
This Friday, the Pas-de-Calais prefecture also decided to place the department on drought vigilance until October 31. This concerns: the watersheds of the Audomarois and the Aa delta, the coastal watersheds of the Boulonnais, the watershed of the Lys and the watersheds of the Marque and the Deûle.
There is no usage restriction but the prefecture invites residents to reduce their water consumption and avoid non-essential uses.