Spain’s water shortage to get worse
SpainThe OECD warns that Spain will face the most dramatic water shortages in the European Union. The international organization sees a bleak outlook in which climate change will reduce rainfall and hurt agriculture and other...Read more
More Indian car washes fined for water misuse
asia50 carwashes in India recently got a notice from the local government they were breaking the rules by illegally extracting groundwater for their businesses, The Times of India reports. In a country where climate change...Read more
Pollen instead of rain
Climate Parts of Europe and the USA are suffering from lack of rain this spring. But for car wash owners, the coating of yellow and green dust clinging to vehicles sometimes means extra revenue.Read more
Drought: no more car washing in Jamaica
JamaicaWater shortage is not only threatening car wash operators in parts of Southern Europe and the United Kingdom. The tropical island of Jamaica is also suffering from a drought. Since Friday, car washing has been...Read more
Using rainwater for the car wash : where do we stand?
The use of tap water to wash cars is increasingly under discussion in Europe. Washing cars using rainwater is not new in the car wash industry, but more and more companies are looking at the...Read moreBan on car washing in southern part of France
Residents of the southern French region Pyrénées-Orientales may no longer wash their cars or water their gardens. French Ecology Minister Christophe Béchu even banned the sale of (inflatable) water pools because of the drought in...Read more
Hosepipe ban in UK’s Southwest extended
Car owners in the Southwest of the United Kingdom ar not allowed to wash their vehicles privately. Because of continued drought, a hosepipe ban has come into force across large parts of Devon, the BBC...Read moreCarwashpro-poll: water recycling is a necessity
Over 75 percent of business owners think it is necessary to apply water recycling in the car wash.Read more
Drought in France: ban on car washes
Due to the ongoing drought, France is taking emergency measures to combat another dry summer. It has never been as dry in the country during winter since measurements were taken in 1959. Restrictions are already...Read more
Drought in France ends. At least for now
After a record dry spell of 31 days without significant rainfall, France finally saw some rainfall again this week. But concerns remain over water reserves. Not only in France, but also in other South European...Read moreBritish Car Wash Association urges members amid drought
Great Britain has joined the many European countries that suffer from an extreme drought this summer. Wednesday, the CWA urged car washes to minimize water consumption.Read more
‘Water recycling is an underestimated subject’
With the current drought in parts of southern Europe and the western part of the USA, water recycling in a car wash becomes even more urgent. According to Jakob van Nimwegen of water treatment company...Read more