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Severe drought in Sicily causes average monthly water cost for residents to reach 300 euros

China News Service, Beijing, August 27th, Palermo News: According to a Reuters report on the 27th, Sicily, Italy, has recently suffered a severe drought. Dozens of towns in the central part of the country have implemented water rationing systems. Residents can only rely on water tankers for water supply. On average, Water costs could be as high as 300 euros.

Reuters said that because precipitation in Sicily has been below the historical average for several months, the Italian government declared a local emergency in May in an attempt to better manage water resources before the rainy season. Many residents in the Sicilian city of Caltanissetta have been without running water for two months, with some communities receiving regular water supplies for a few hours every week or every two weeks.

A resident of the city of Caltanissetta said that he has to call a water truck to refill the water tank at home every 15 or 20 days. The local cost of a truck of about 8,000 liters of water reaches about 100 euros, double that of last year. There is also an additional electricity bill for pumping water from the tank to your home.

According to Reuters, according to local regulations, water is a public good and private wells are for personal use only and cannot be sold. Only authorized persons can draw water from public water sources and charge transportation fees, and must pay water charges to the official water company. However, due to the shortage of water resources, some people have begun to illegally operate water sales businesses. The source of water is not regulated and the water quality is difficult to guarantee. So far this year, several Sicilian cities have fined people thousands of euros for selling water without authorization or selling contaminated water.

Salvador Cosina, head of Sicily’s Civil Protection Department, said the island is looking for new water sources and repairing abandoned wells. But the current situation is very urgent. Under this special situation, mayors of various cities should use their powers to temporarily expropriate private wells. Caltanissetta city councilor Oscar Aiello is trying to persuade well owners to voluntarily share their precious water. He posted on social media this month that their generosity "will be rewarded." (End) [Editor: Yu Xiao]