 In 1908 and 1909, the city found itself facing shortages again and, despite some opposition from industrial interests, took stop-gap measures to insure an adequate drinking water supply until the Second Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline could be completed.After the opening of the second pipeline in 1910, further investment in the first pipeline no longer seemed necessary.On 25 July 1914, during the First World War, both pipelines became state-protected companies by Imperial Decree.