Tesla and the water: New contracts provide excitement in Brandenburg!
Tesla and the water: New contracts provide excitement in Brandenburg!
The topic of water has caused heated discussions since the start of the Tesla factory in Grünheide, especially because part of the site is in an important water protection area. The electric car manufacturer recently plans to revise its water contract, which provides for both a reduction in water withdrawal and an increase in limit values for waste water. This project has been specified for the first time since the information about the planned changes became known.
The new contract between Tesla and the Water Association Strausberg-Kner (WSE) stipulates that the amount of drinking water delivery removed annually is reduced to a maximum of 1.4 million cubic meters. The company states that this adjustment is possible because it intends to recycle up to 100 percent of its wastewater within the factory halls. Interestingly, this could significantly improve wastewater quality, since it would then move more towards sanitary wastewater.
changes in the limit values
It must be noted that the new proposals not only affect the amount of the water taken, but also the limit values for wastewater substances should be determined. For example, the limit for total nitrogen in wastewater could be doubled from currently 100 milligrams per liter to 200 milligrams, while the value for biological oxygen could increase up to 450 milligrams per liter. Despite these increased limit values, Tesla emphasizes that they are still among the values permitted in the association.The company is optimistic that the changes to "security of supply for the entire association" will contribute to the representatives of the association in a letter presented. The association will discuss the design details in a meeting on Wednesday, and it remains to be seen whether this new contract will be approved.
The citizens' initiative against Tesla, the association for nature and landscape in Brandenburg, sharply criticizes the plans. It demands that the municipal parliaments must be informed and included in detail before the adoption of such significant contracts. These concerns are not unfounded; Reports of media such as "Stern" and "RTL" gave the impression that Tesla is trying to avoid drinking water protection in Brandenburg.
It is also noteworthy that the 16 association municipalities of the WSE in April postpone a decision on the possible stop of wastewater disposal. Previous assessments of the water association suggest that Tesla has repeatedly exceeded the defined wastewater limit values in the past, especially with regard to refractory phosphorus and overall nitrogen - i.e. substances that can be harmful to the environment in large quantities.
Due to the planned contract changes, Tesla not only wants to improve his image, but also his specific figures in the industry. The company is staged as a pioneer in the area of sustainability, although the water consumption in the production of electric cars still remains a hotly discussed topic. Despite the reviews, Tesla emphasized that his water consumption is below the industry average - an argument that not all skeptics convinces.
How these developments will develop and what decisions the responsible bodies make is still unclear. The discussion about water and waste water in production remains a central point in the context of the Tesla factory and its effects on the region. This information and the emerging new rules for the water contract could have far-reaching consequences for other companies and the local environmental protection efforts in Brandenburg, such as reports on www.rbb24.de .
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