Morocco’s Hammams Limit Bathing Time to Combat Water Scarcity

In doing so, these players hope to play their part in the face of the water distress problem threatening Morocco, reports Al Ahdath Al Maghribia, specifying that this restriction is not new since it is included in the internal regulations of public baths, particularly in the Casablanca-Settat region.

The measure also states that customers should not use more than two buckets to wash. Hammam owners say they are participating in raising awareness about the situation of water depletion in the Kingdom.

According to data from the Ministry of Equipment and Water, a man consumes 150 liters of water and a woman 250 liters when they take their bath in the hammam. Fleeing the high cost of water bills, hammam owners carry out illegal water withdrawals from sources and pay little attention to water rationalization, the ministry points out.