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Barcelona declares drought emergency, with big fines for breaking water rules

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Washing a car, watering a garden or filling a swimming pool could result in fines of up to €50. If a citizen in Barcelona committed a serious 'water offence', they could be fined up to €3,000. Things like washing a car are allowed with recycled water.

The rules will apply to six million people in Barcelona and the 201 surrounding municipalities in northeastern Spain.

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"Our reserves are below 16%. The situation is critical in Barcelona and around Girona, so we have to take stronger measures," Catalan government official Laura Vilagrà told Spanish radio station RNE on Wednesday.

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In the first phase, water consumption is limited to 200 litres per person per day; in the second phase, it will fall to 180 litres; and in the most severe phase, to 160 litres. For context, a 10-minute shower uses on average 200 litres of water.

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