Overview
- The order takes effect on February 26, 2026 and prohibits any groundwater withdrawal within a defined zone spanning from Lauesche Street toward the city park, including Karl‑Marx‑Straße, Ludwig‑Jahn‑Straße and parts of Bitterfelder Straße.
- Current monitoring identified elevated levels of volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons (LCKW) moving along the groundwater flow, prompting the county to issue a formal Allgemeinverfügung.
- The municipal drinking‑water system, sourced from deep wells in Spröda/Prellheide and a remote supply, is reported not to be affected.
- Private and unregistered wells in the restricted area must cease use, with details available via the county geoportal and publication in the Amtsblatt.
- Authorities will expand the monitoring network, commission predictive dispersion modeling, and continue long‑running remediation such as air‑sparging, with public information events planned for late March.