The suffering from lack of water at the fort of Vaux the crew experienced at Verdun in 1916 pointed out how vital its supply was.

The Schoenenbourg used water from four origins :

• a 117 metre deep emerging well, located close to the barraks, which allowed for the pumping up of ground water ant the replenishing of the nearby water-tanks,
• a source at Block 6, whose water was rather scanty,
• the pumping at the front : a source with a fairly appreciable flow, located at Block 5,
• re-processed water from the blocks coatings feeding points, these various water could supply 4 to 5 m3/h altogether.

The barracks : a water pump-station :

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