# Water conflict around the German capital

https://mins.news/en/item/26124

- DW, 2026-08-19 12:10 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/water-conflict-around-the-german-capital/a-78428993?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Brandenburg is becoming drier while water-intensive companies including Tesla, Red Bull and Rauch plan to expand. Residents and experts in Baruth say decades-old extraction contracts rely on outdated data, groundwater availability may be overstated, and corporate use and payments lack transparency.