As tourism puts pressure on freshwater resources, Greece is considering other options to keep hotel pools filled.

From Euronews, hotel pools in Greece could be filled with seawater this summer as the country’s parliament debates new legislation to tackle drought.

It proposes regulations for installing pipelines to pump seawater in and out of swimming pools at coastal hotels. The goal is to provide the option of saving water that could be used for other urban uses in areas that are facing shortages.

“This (legislation) regulates the framework for carrying out seawater extraction and pumping it for swimming pools,” Elena Rapti, a deputy minister of tourism told a parliament committee.