Bathing ban in Melk: Pielach closed due to waste water disaster!

Bathing ban in Melk: Pielach closed due to waste water disaster!

Melk, Österreich - The Pielach around Melk is currently under a bathing ban, and the reason is a serious line damage in the sewage network. This damage caused by flooding has caused domestic wastewater to get into the river and contamination has arisen. The ban applies to the area from Spielberger weir to the mouth of the Danube. Residents are concerned and express ambiguities on this ban on social media, while warning signs indicate the danger, but without further explanation.

The city administration has assured that the problem is under control, but does not indicate any extensive information about the situation. The backlog of dirt waters caused by channel deformations is currently regulated by the Haubenberger company. In addition, provisional seals of the channel were successfully carried out using a special procedure. Frequent pumping the wastewater is required until a new pumping station is installed. The estimated costs for the renovation amount to a higher six -figure sum.

Additional bathing bans in Lower Austria

In Lower Austria, not all waters are currently suitable for swimming. In the Kuenringerbad in Dürnstein, there were restrictions where a maximum of 40 people are allowed in the water at the same time and the daily number of visitors was limited to 200 people. These measures are a reaction to frequent locks in recent years, whereby the water quality is to be improved by targeted measures. Similarly, a natural bathing system in Pyhra in the St. Pölten district is under observation, since border value crossing was found here two weeks ago.

Not only in Melk and Dürnstein there are problems. The quarry lake near Perchtoldsdorf is also closed due to nature conservation regulations. An association unsuccessfully tries to create the legal requirements for legal bathing.

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