Residents of Kungsbacka are being urged to conserve water to avoid a potential watering ban.

Groundwater levels from Fjärås bräcka, the source of the town's drinking water, are falling.

It takes six weeks for water from Lygnern to infiltrate through Fjärås bräcka.

The municipality is considering borrowing water from Mölndal, but the dry weather may mean Mölndal needs the water for its residents.

Water consumption has risen across Halland due to recent warm weather, prompting calls for water conservation.