The Organization of Danish Regions is calling on the government to address this critical level of contamination.
A new report on drinking water commissioned by Danske Regioner (the Organization of Danish Regions), reveals that more than fifty percent of drinking water boreholes in Denmark contain pesticide residues or other pollutants, with one borehole out of ten exceeding the contamination thresholds.
More than one in two wells contaminated
The results come from a report on drinking water submitted by the Danske Regioner to Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke.
The report shows that more than fifty percent of drinking water boreholes in Denmark contain pesticide residues or other pollutants.
In some areas, the problem is exacerbated by an imbalance between water consumption and borehole flow.
Groundwater resources overstretched
The report also states that groundwater resources are overexploited in one-fifth of the country.
This trend could be linked to high industrial water use and prolonged dry spells resulting from climate change, leading to increased water use in agriculture.
The supreme authority of Danish regions has called for increased attention to Denmark’s water resources, in order to counteract this trend.