Tag page

Emergency

Projects

Enabling technologies
Hydroinformatics
Resilience of distribution systems under crisis scenarios

This exploratory research project is producing an inventory of the possible physical and cyber threats (crisis scenarios) that present a potential danger to the proper functioning of drinking…

Read more about Resilience of distribution systems under crisis scenarios
Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Consequences of intake of back-up Lek water on drinking water quality and dune ecology

As a result of climate change, low river discharge levels are occurring more frequently and for longer periods in the Meuse. This can structurally change the river’s water…

Read more about Consequences of intake of back-up Lek water on drinking water quality and dune ecology
Enabling technologies
Future-proof networks
Path and prerequisites for implementation of backtracing and source identification in hydraulic packages

In the event of a drinking water contamination incident, the tracing of the contamination source is crucial in limiting the negative impact on customer satisfaction and health. Hydraulic…

Read more about Path and prerequisites for implementation of backtracing and source identification in hydraulic packages

Experts

Ton van Leerdam BSc
Scientific researcher Project manager
view profile
Ton van Leerdam BSc

Scientific researcher Project manager

As a researcher in the Chemical Water Quality and Health team, Ton van Leerdam puts more than thirty years of experience into guaranteeing the (chemical) quality of the water cycle…

030-6069624

Ton.van.Leerdam@kwrwater.nl

06-15189535

view profile
Patrick Bäuerlein PhD
Senior scientific researcher Project manager
view profile
Patrick Bäuerlein PhD

Senior scientific researcher Project manager

Patrick Bäuerlein is a chemical researcher in the Chemical Water Quality and Health team, and his main field of expertise is the chemical quality of the entire water cycle. He…

030-6069702

patrick.bauerlein@kwrwater.nl

06-54296020

view profile

News

News

KWR in action during Rotterdam-Rijnmond Safety Region exercise

23 October 2023 — KWR played the role of process manager and ‘opposing player’ during an emergency exercise. Crisis partners collaborated well;…

Read more about KWR in action during Rotterdam-Rijnmond Safety Region exercise
News

The city as a sponge: solutions for precipitation increase due to climate change

02 November 2021 — Technologies that increase the water-absorbing capacity of a city are necessary to cope with climate change. Jiangsu Sponge…

Read more about The city as a sponge: solutions for precipitation increase due to climate change
Blog

Hazardous Substance Incident Control Week

07 October 2020 — This week the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is holding the ‘hazardous material incident control week’. During…

Read more about Hazardous Substance Incident Control Week
News

Determining buffer capacities of surface water utilities

17 October 2019 — The surface water utilities in the Netherlands dispose of buffer capacities for their drinking water provision, which guarantee…

Read more about Determining buffer capacities of surface water utilities
Blog

STOP-IT project for protection of water infrastructures gains momentum

18 July 2018 — A year after the start of STOP-IT, the project that deals with the protection of water infrastructures against…

Read more about STOP-IT project for protection of water infrastructures gains momentum
Blog

Staying tuned with incidents involving hazardous components

02 July 2018 — An annually recurring conference on incidents involving hazardous components, organised by the Dutch fire brigade, the National public…

Read more about Staying tuned with incidents involving hazardous components
News

Determining contamination source with hydraulic software packages

25 January 2017 — When a drinking water contamination incident occurs, it is very important to take action to localise the contamination…

Read more about Determining contamination source with hydraulic software packages