Rhineland-Palatinate conquered the water world with 100 fountains!

Rhineland-Palatinate conquered the water world with 100 fountains!

The Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility has achieved an important milestone with the successful completion of the special funding program "100 Drinking Water Fountain for Rhineland-Palatinate". Rheinland-Pfalz/minister-min-marke-von-100-trinkwasserbrunnen- enriched"> rpr1 that the brand of 100 fountains has now been exceeded, which not only protects the health of the citizens, but also promotes cost awareness of clean drinking water.

starting shot for the program was in 2019, with an extension until May 31, 2026. The funding initiative aims to protect people from the health effects of heat by facilitating access to free, useful drinking water in public. The wells are funded with up to 8,000 euros, whereby the total costs for the installation can be between 8,000 and 15,000 euros, plus the maintenance costs.

Details on the funding program

The funding program is specifically geared towards the installation of public drinking water running fountains, which are equipped with DVGW-enclosed or comparably certified components. Simple drinking water taps at existing water pipes are not eligible. The website of the ministry provides the municipalities information about the application and access to the electronic support procedure MIP funding.

The application includes estimated costs and a detailed description of the wells and their locations. In order to increase the visibility of the program, it is mandatory that the wells are provided with a reference to the funding benefit agent, here the Ministry of Climate Protection.

locations of public drinking water fountain

in Rhineland-Palatinate, numerous fountains have already been put into operation. Among other things, there is a fountain in the southern Palatinate Stadium in Landau, funded with 15,000 euros. Another fountain has been in the community park in the southern district of Wörth-Dorschberg since August. The fountain in Rülzheim was completed in the autumn of last year. These lists are a first step to improve water availability in public areas.

The Federal Government not only pursues the goal of promoting public health in terms of heat protection, but also supporting environmentally friendly approaches. Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke emphasizes that the increasing extreme weather events make these efforts necessary. Cities and municipalities are called to plan and set up new drinking water fountains in order to meet the needs of citizens.

In total, there are already over 1,300 public drinking water fountains in Germany, and in a first step around 1,000 additional wells are to be installed. These measures are part of a comprehensive plan to improve public water supply and to implement the UN goals for sustainable development, in particular goal 6, which would like to ensure access to perfect drinking water.