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  • DzU article from 20.06.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Indicator: Bathing water quality

    A graph shows good and sufficient bathing water quality levels for coastal and inland waters (1992 to 2024). Bathing water quality increased significantly, especially in the 1990s. The target value of 100 % bathing waters with at least sufficient quality was almost reached in 2015 and has been constantly at a high level since then.

    … Indicator: Bathing water quality Percentage of German bathing waters that comply …

  • DzU article from 07.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.05.2025

    Indicator: Using water resources

    A graph shows the water exploitation index for the years 1991 to 2022. Values are available for every three or four years. The index fell almost constantly and has been below the critical value of 20 percent since 2007. This presentation is based on the long-term potential water supply of 176 billion m³.

    … Indicator: Using water resources Water exploitation index Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Figure as PDF …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-R-1: Water use index

    The picture shows a hand on the handle of a tap, with a weak water jet pouring into a wash-hand basin.

    … WW-R-1: Water use index Extended drought periods can lead to local and temporary water shortages. Source: bai / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German …

  • Press release 18/2019 from 06.06.2019 | Last changed: 01.07.2019

    Top marks for Germany's bathing waters

    Zwei Menschen rennen freudig ins Wasser.

    … Top marks for Germany's bathing waters Vast majority of bathing waters in Germany …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry

    The picture shows a pipeline system in front of industrial plant used for feeding cold water into a production process. Apart from the pipeline it is possible see other technical assemblies.

    … IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry Heat and drought impose restrictions on companies regarding water abstraction from water bodies. Source: Ratchapon / stock.adobe.com 2023 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-6: Low water

    The picture shows a river with a low water level. There are smallish stones and large rocks projecting from the water. The river banks are covered in high grass. There is a woodland adjacent to the river bank.

    … WW-I-6: Low water The extremely hot and dry summers from 2018 to 2020 led to extremely low water … concentrations of oxygen. Moreover, when discharge decreases, any inputs into the waters are diluted to a lesser extent thus leading to higher concentrations of …

  • Press release 26/2021 from 01.06.2021 | Last changed: 04.06.2021

    Germany's bathing waters: excellent

    Ein Badegewässer

    … Germany's bathing waters: excellent Top marks for nearly all bathing waters in …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes

    The picture shows a footbridge leading across the dried-up sandy and stony shore area of a lake. A bridge and some residual water are visible in the background.

    … WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes Failure of precipitation combined with high evaporation owing to heat make lake water levels drop. Source: Robert Poorten / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-8: Water temperature in lakes

    The picture shows a mountain lake in glaring sunlight. A mountain chain is visible in the background.

    … WW-I-8: Water temperature in lakes In all natural areas of Germany the water … monitoring) Rising water temperatures in lakes The water temperature of standing waters is influenced very directly by the air temperature. It hence follows that …