San Marino issues a series of bans to save water. Behaviors such as watering flowers and washing cars will face fines

Recently, San Marino, a tiny country in southern Europe, announced a state of "water emergency" due to serious water problems, becoming the first country in Europe to enter this state. The country's government has issued a series of strict water-saving bans for this reason.

San Marino has an area of only 61.2 square kilometers and a population of about 34,000. It is one of the 17 countries with the most severe water pressure in the world. The dry weather in the past few months has made its water situation even worse. Under such circumstances, the bans issued by the government include prohibiting watering lawns, vegetable gardens and gardens; rinsing laundry areas, stairs and private roads; filling swimming pools; storing water in reservoirs or fountains; washing cars (including automatic car wash equipment at gas stations), etc. Those who violate these regulations will be fined between 150 and 1,000 euros.

Once this series of bans was issued, it has aroused widespread attention locally. Some netizens on social platforms have questioned these measures, thinking that some are too strict. But the government said that this is a necessary measure to deal with the current water crisis, and called on people to take showers instead of baths, and use the cooking water for boiling pasta and potatoes to wash dishes, etc., to further save water and detergent. The San Marino government hopes that all citizens can "consciously and reasonably use water resources and avoid improper use and waste", and unite to tide over difficulties. At present, relevant departments are closely monitoring the implementation of these bans to ensure the effective protection and rational use of water resources.