This Thursday, the water tower of the city of Hannut was to sec The cause : a long weekend and the beautiful weather pushed people to consume more water, especially for swimming pools or watering gardens. The Société Wallonne des eaux (SWDE) has also reported an incident on the network the same day. Tanker trucks have been sent to you in an emergency.
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The Mayor of the city, Manu Douette (MR), has responded to the micro of RTBF. IF the SWDE believes that this is an isolated incident, Manu Douette is not convinced : “The explanation, it is the heat, the fact that people have pumped the water to possibly fill their pool, their jacuzzi, water their garden, this is what was explained to me,” says the mayor. I ask myself when the same questions, to understand why the water tower is emptied more quickly. I believe that at this time, we have a problem of water supply as such, so it may need to grow more before the expertise. “
