Paul Krantz - paul.krantz@thelocal.com

Updated: Wed 15 Jul 2026 13:22 CET

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A man drinks water from the drinking fountain on the market square in Munich. A city decree prohibits washing cars at home or extracting water from lakes until August. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Andreas Arnold

Drinking water supplies in the capital of Bavaria are at risk of running low, so the city has issued a decree prohibiting a number of uses and called on residents to save.