Meeting on August 13, 2025, the Water Resources Observatory (1) noted the degradation of the hydrological situation in the department of Indre. “The weather conditions have been very unfavorable since 1is augustunderlines the prefecture in a press release published on August 14. From this date, only 3 mm fell into Indre and we have known a period of hot weather since August 7 with temperatures between 33 ° C and 37 ° C every day. »»
Conditions that accentuate drought already underway. “Weather forecasts do not announce any short -term rain and the heat wave will continue until the end of the week. The situation is critical of the southern pools of the department with a dry rivers linear which is gaining momentum. »»
“Alerts on drilling for drinking water”
“First alerts on drilling for drinking water have been sent by certain unions who are worried about seeing the water levels drop”continues the prefect who publishes a new decree of restriction of water uses, in force from Saturday August 16, at 0:01.
A large southern part of the department is placed in a crisis situation.
© (Indre prefecture infographic)
The Arnon and Trégonce basins cross a threshold and go from a reinforced alert alert situation. Likewise, Indre downstream and downstream basins pass from the threshold of vigilance to the alert.
Situation of the Basins-Versants
- Crisis : Upstream English, Bouzanne, Creuse, Gartempe, Indre upstream, rod, Cenomanian tablecloth.
- Reinforced alert: Arnon, Fouzon, Théols, Trégonce.
- Alert : Anglin Al-Oval
- Vigilance : Cher, modon, Indrois-Tourmente, Claise.
“The Water Police Services continued the checks all week and in the majority of cases, people adopted the right gestures following restrictions and calls for sobrietyindicates the prefecture. Unfortunately, offenses have also been noted mainly for washing vehicles and watering from the lawns and flowers. »» On the basins in crisis, the washing of vehicles is indeed prohibited, “Even in a washing station”.
The watering of flowers and flowery massifs is prohibited on reinforced alert and crisis basins and authorized between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m. on alert basins.
(1) Ore brings together users of water resources: communities, agricultural profession, drinking water unions, environmental associations as well as state services. The organization ensures permanent monitoring of the hydrological situation in the department in connection with the prefecture for possible restriction measures.
