Willa Rubin

Mm-hmm. This groundwater can be, like, less than three on the pH scale, like lemon juice. We should be swimming in water that is close to, like, seven or eight on a pH scale. Oh, gosh. Okay, so—

Mm-hmm. This groundwater can be, like, less than three on the pH scale, like lemon juice. We should be swimming in water that is close to, like, seven or eight on a pH scale. Oh, gosh. Okay, so—

Mm-hmm. This groundwater can be, like, less than three on the pH scale, like lemon juice. We should be swimming in water that is close to, like, seven or eight on a pH scale. Oh, gosh. Okay, so—

So there's a couple methods. One is a sort of like break glass in case of emergency method. And that is to add limestone powder. So thinking about pH, limestone, lime is a base. So then that helps to balance out the acidity. But this treatment also tends to be pretty expensive. And it also isn't like the most natural method to treat acidity.

So there's a couple methods. One is a sort of like break glass in case of emergency method. And that is to add limestone powder. So thinking about pH, limestone, lime is a base. So then that helps to balance out the acidity. But this treatment also tends to be pretty expensive. And it also isn't like the most natural method to treat acidity.

So there's a couple methods. One is a sort of like break glass in case of emergency method. And that is to add limestone powder. So thinking about pH, limestone, lime is a base. So then that helps to balance out the acidity. But this treatment also tends to be pretty expensive. And it also isn't like the most natural method to treat acidity.

Add water from rivers. You know, get some fresh water in the mix.

Add water from rivers. You know, get some fresh water in the mix.

Add water from rivers. You know, get some fresh water in the mix.

Yes. So, okay, so part one of this playbook, which is, you know, neutralizing the groundwater's acidity, so far in Cottbus, they have managed to do this without limestone powder and Since 2019, lake designers have been flooding the pit with water from the Spree River, which goes up to Berlin. And now the pH is about 8. We love it.

Yes. So, okay, so part one of this playbook, which is, you know, neutralizing the groundwater's acidity, so far in Cottbus, they have managed to do this without limestone powder and Since 2019, lake designers have been flooding the pit with water from the Spree River, which goes up to Berlin. And now the pH is about 8. We love it.

Yes. So, okay, so part one of this playbook, which is, you know, neutralizing the groundwater's acidity, so far in Cottbus, they have managed to do this without limestone powder and Since 2019, lake designers have been flooding the pit with water from the Spree River, which goes up to Berlin. And now the pH is about 8. We love it.

And Stefan, the urban planner for the lake, says that the flooding is even on track to finish next year. Very cool. Okay, so the lake is almost to the level they would like. But Emily, they are not the only ones who also want spray water. Because there are other pit lakes, smaller ones, but they also get water from the spray. Even nature preserves, like the Spray Forest outside of Berlin.

And Stefan, the urban planner for the lake, says that the flooding is even on track to finish next year. Very cool. Okay, so the lake is almost to the level they would like. But Emily, they are not the only ones who also want spray water. Because there are other pit lakes, smaller ones, but they also get water from the spray. Even nature preserves, like the Spray Forest outside of Berlin.

And Stefan, the urban planner for the lake, says that the flooding is even on track to finish next year. Very cool. Okay, so the lake is almost to the level they would like. But Emily, they are not the only ones who also want spray water. Because there are other pit lakes, smaller ones, but they also get water from the spray. Even nature preserves, like the Spray Forest outside of Berlin.

Environmental groups have expressed concerns about this. Because the Spray River is drying up anyway. And then with Germany going renewable and phasing out mines over the course of the next decade... All that means that the Spree River isn't getting as much water as it used to, like from mines that were once pumping a lot of water into the Spree.

Environmental groups have expressed concerns about this. Because the Spray River is drying up anyway. And then with Germany going renewable and phasing out mines over the course of the next decade... All that means that the Spree River isn't getting as much water as it used to, like from mines that were once pumping a lot of water into the Spree.

Environmental groups have expressed concerns about this. Because the Spray River is drying up anyway. And then with Germany going renewable and phasing out mines over the course of the next decade... All that means that the Spree River isn't getting as much water as it used to, like from mines that were once pumping a lot of water into the Spree.

So now everyone is sort of taking turns, making agreements, essentially competing for an increasingly limited resource. On the other hand, without water from the spray, there would be that Swiss cheese landscape. So that's kind of the balancing act when trying to restore nature, but with limited natural resources. That is sort of a cash 22 to all of this, huh? Yeah, exactly.

So now everyone is sort of taking turns, making agreements, essentially competing for an increasingly limited resource. On the other hand, without water from the spray, there would be that Swiss cheese landscape. So that's kind of the balancing act when trying to restore nature, but with limited natural resources. That is sort of a cash 22 to all of this, huh? Yeah, exactly.