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      KWR’s CEO is Dr Mariëlle van der Zouwen. The Executive Management Team consists of the Manager Research, the Manager Impact and Director of Allied Waters, and the CFO/Manager Corporate Services.

      Mariëlle van der Zouwen
      Chief Executive Officer
      Dijkstra Idsart-012 Idsart Dijkstra
      Deputy Director, Manager Research
      Andrew Segrave
      Manager Impact, Director of Allied Waters
      Moniek Schomper-Idema
      CFO/Manager Corporate Services
      Mireille Henst A Mireille Henst
      Company Secretary to the Management Team

       

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      • Climate-neutral wastewater agenda on the global stage
        Blog
        Johann Poinapen PhD, FIEAust, CPEng

        Climate-neutral wastewater agenda on the global stage

        15 October 2026 — At the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2026 in Glasgow, Johann represented KWR by presenting research on…

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      • What makes someone stop at an exhibition stand?
        Blog
        Eveline van der Torre MA

        What makes someone stop at an exhibition stand?

        14 October 2026 — What makes people stop at an exhibition stand, and what makes them stay? Drawing on her experiences at…

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      • IWA Project Innovation Award 2026 for KWR research on adaptive water infrastructure
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        IWA Project Innovation Award 2026 for KWR research on adaptive water infrastructure

        07 October 2026 — The project AI Enabled Strategies for Future Proof Water Systems has received a Silver Award in the Breakthroughs…

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      • Low river levels highlight the importance of a future-proof drinking water supply
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        Low river levels highlight the importance of a future-proof drinking water supply

        06 October 2026 — Water levels in the Rhine and the IJssel are currently lower than normal for this time of year.…

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      • KWR contributes to Utrecht Science Week
        News

        KWR contributes to Utrecht Science Week

        02 October 2026 — Van 25 september tot 4 oktober 2026 vindt de Utrecht Science Week plaats. Een week waarin wetenschap, innovatie…

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      • “We want to put antimicrobial resistance on the water sector’s agenda”
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        “We want to put antimicrobial resistance on the water sector’s agenda”

        28 September 2026 — Although antimicrobial resistance (AMR) currently poses no risk to the water sector, continued research is needed to keep…

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      • PFAS in tap water: safe today, concerns for tomorrow
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        PFAS in tap water: safe today, concerns for tomorrow

        24 September 2026 — Greenpeace’s large-scale PFAS campaign [Verbied giftig PFAS - Greenpeace Nederland] became the top news story in the Netherlands…

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      • New roadmap to accelerate innovation in water quality management
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        New roadmap to accelerate innovation in water quality management

        17 September 2026 — On 16 September, in the VPdelta field lab in Blijdorp Zoo, TKI Water Technology presented the roadmap ‘Action-oriented…

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      • Jos Boere takes leave of KWR and Allied Waters after seventeen years
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        Jos Boere takes leave of KWR and Allied Waters after seventeen years

        08 September 2026 — On 3 September, Jos Boere bid farewell to KWR at a busy symposium. Colleagues and collaborators look back…

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      • WarmteStad and KWR demonstrate a sustainable heat system for Groningen using a digital twin
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        WarmteStad and KWR demonstrate a sustainable heat system for Groningen using a digital twin

        31 August 2026 — WarmteStad and KWR have completed a demonstration project in Groningen in which a sustainable heating system combining residual…

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      • Six-year programme expands knowledge of ageing pvc pipes
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        Six-year programme expands knowledge of ageing pvc pipes

        18 August 2026 — In the Netherlands, around 60,000 kilometres of pvc drinking water pipes are buried underground. This makes pvc the…

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      • KWR highlights water quality research at the Annual Dutch Toxicology meeting (NVT 2026)
        Blog
        Milou Dingemans PhD

        KWR highlights water quality research at the Annual Dutch Toxicology meeting (NVT 2026)

        06 August 2026 — KWR participated in the 47th Annual Meeting of the Dutch Society of Toxicology (NVT), held on June 23-24, 2026,…

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      • New composition of KWR Management Team
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        New composition of KWR Management Team

        13 July 2026 — Two vacancies within KWR’s Management Team have been filled. As of 1 July, Andrew Segrave has started as…

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      • Monitoring recirculated irrigation water in the greenhouse
        Water Sector

        Monitoring recirculated irrigation water in the greenhouse

        09 July 2026 — As greenhouse horticulture moves towards near-zero emissions, careful monitoring of recirculation water quality is becoming increasingly important. In…

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      • Agentic water modelling took the spotlight at HIC 2026
        Blog
        Christos Michalopoulos Dennis Zanutto

        Agentic water modelling took the spotlight at HIC 2026

        08 July 2026 — Last week, Christos and Dennis represented KWR at the 16th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC 2026) in Zaragoza.…

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      • Collaboration emerges as key to accelerating circular water use in industry at WIN2026
        Blog
        Johann Poinapen PhD, FIEAust, CPEng Julian Muñoz Sierra PhD EngD

        Collaboration emerges as key to accelerating circular water use in industry at WIN2026

        08 July 2026 — How do we move circular industrial water use from promising concepts to practical, trusted and widely implemented solutions?…

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      • DigiLab Software workshop: drinking water distribution tools
        Blog
        Martin Korevaar MSc PhD Bram Hillebrand MSc

        DigiLab Software workshop: drinking water distribution tools

        08 July 2026 — On a sunny Thursday, 18 June, more than 25 colleagues from the water utilities met at KWR to…

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      • Picking our battles: early insights from the Battle of the Water-Futures
        Blog
        Prof. Dragan Savic FREng Dennis Zanutto

        Picking our battles: early insights from the Battle of the Water-Futures

        29 June 2026 — From 18 to 21 May 2026, researchers, engineers and water professionals gathered in Paphos, Cyprus, for the 4th…

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      Collaboration

      • UPPWATER

        UPPWATER

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      • Waterwijs – Exploratory Research

        Waterwijs – Exploratory Research

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      • Academic Collaborative Centre for Healthy and Safe Water

        Academic Collaborative Centre for Healthy and Safe Water

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      • EU Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)

        EU Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)

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      • Water in the Circular Economy (WiCE)

        Water in the Circular Economy (WiCE)

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      • World Health Organization (WHO)

        World Health Organization (WHO)

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      • Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC)

        Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC)

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      • Water Europe

        Water Europe

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      • Universities

        Universities

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      • Allied Waters

        Allied Waters

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      • Watershare

        Watershare

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      • TKI Water Technology

        TKI Water Technology

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      • European research

        European research

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      • Waterwijs

        Waterwijs

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      • Dune water company joint research (DPWE)

        Dune water company joint research (DPWE)

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      Publications

      • 2026
        Effect of increasing conceptual model detail on simulated crop yield-drainage base relations.
      • 2026
        Kunnen energiebespaarders ook waterbespaarders worden? De kracht van een ‘milieubewuste identiteit’
      • 2026
        Bestrijd pfas, maar vertrouw gewoon op je kraanwater
      • 2026
        Duurzame basenrijkdom in natte schraallanden: van proces naar praktijk
      • 2026
        Flood risk to population in Italy: a synoptic overview based on fatality data
      • 2026
        Ensuring data quality in the water sector: Challenges, framework and best practices
      • 2026
        The water-energy-food nexus, its relationship with ecosystems, and its role in supporting society
      • 2026
        Paddenstoelen geven duingraslanden kleur
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