Ministry project to boost countryside water retention

The Ministry of the Environment will next month launch a pilot project aimed at water retention in the countryside, Czech Television reported. The Smart Municipality project will provide CZK 50 million to cities, towns and villages that produce innovative systems for retaining water, the minister of the environment, Richard Brabec, told the station. Mr. Brabec said some localities had already grasped the value of combining construction in that area with local or home waste water recycling systems. Last year the Czech Republic was hit by a severe drought.