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Citizen science and public participation
Customer Perspectives 2.0

In the Joint Research Programme (BTO) Customer theme group, four customer perspectives were developed which provide insight into the diversity of drinking water customers, with their different expectations, desires, concerns and needs. In 2018, the distribution and…

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Health
Safe innovation and the water sector
Evaluation of Legionella regulations in systems for drinking water and warm tap water

The aim of this project is to determine whether current scientific understanding justifies amendments to the regulations on Legionella prevention in mains water systems and, if so, how…

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Society
Stakeholder involvement and governance
Water Company Standardisation Contact Group

In 2017, the drinking water sector set up the Standardisation Contact Group for Water Companies (CND, after its Dutch initials), with the objective of delineating its responsibility and protecting its interests in…

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Enabling technologies
New materials and technologies
Smart sewers

Waterboards, as the managers of wastewater treatment processes, are increasingly confronted with waste discharges of hazardous substances and chemicals into sewage water. Since the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have not been designed to remove such (volumes) of…

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Experts

Niek de Graaf
Facility technician/Coordinator Hard Services
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Niek de Graaf

Facility technician/Coordinator Hard Services

Niek de Graaf works as a general facilities technician at KWR. He has a background in facilities and followed supplementary training to ensure that the facilities support runs as smoothly…

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niek.de.graaf@kwrwater.nl

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Carla Grotenbreg
Secretary to CEO
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Carla Grotenbreg

Secretary to CEO

As executive secretary, Carla Grotenbreg is responsible for the conduct of secretarial and administrative activities for the CEO. She is part of the company secretariat and ensures the CEO is…

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directiesecretariaat@kwrwater.nl

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News

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The exposome: a new paradigm for the water sector?

26 September 2023 — It is hoped that exploratory research looking at the role of water in the exposome will provide an…

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Solving society’s water issues on the basis of a dynamic alliance

03 March 2022 — A strategic partnership agreement between KWR and TU Delft lays the foundation for continuity in joint knowledge development…

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Acceptance of water and nutrient reuse higher than expected

02 November 2021 — Reuse of water and nutrients for drinking water and food production appears to be better accepted by the…

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Deltafact Biocides: no clear picture as yet of impact on water quality

17 May 2021 — For water managers there is still only limited knowledge available about biocides and their impact on water quality,…

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Water Sector

World’s coolest artificial grass pitch in Amsterdam

27 September 2019 — On Wednesday, 25 September, TKI CitySports introduced the world’s coolest artificial grass playing field on the Laan van…

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Is it good to further purify your drinking water at home?

18 July 2019 — Reports appear fairly regularly in the media suggesting that drinking water is not clean and that it’s better…

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Successful BTO Research Meeting ‘Together towards the next step’

15 November 2018 — The achievement of a future-proof drinking water provision requires making well-considered choices. Is it better to direct our…

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Study into the consequences of fertiliser on drinking water extraction

27 June 2016 — The fertiliser problem for the drinking water companies in the south and east of the Netherlands is always…

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Sewage research becomes policy instrument for towns

15 June 2016 — On a commission from eight towns in the Province of Utrecht, KWR has analysed the presence of narcotic…

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Water Sector

De Watergroep joins collective research programme

25 April 2016 — On Thursday, 21 April, representatives of the ten Dutch water companies, VEWIN, KWR and the Flemish water company De…

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Water Sector

KWR building nominated for the BNA ‘Best Building of the Year 2016’ award

01 April 2016 — The jury examined 125 submissions and drew up a short-list of 8 nominees for the ‘Best Building of…

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Water Sector

KWR is a new Samen voor Nieuwegein partner

11 March 2016 — KWR has become a silver partner of Samen voor Nieuwegein, an intermediary between businesses and the community in…

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TU Delft and KWR strengthen collaboration

21 December 2015 — TU Delft and KWR collaborate because high-quality research and education are fundamental to the Dutch Top Sector for…

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Minister Schulz van Haegen opens new KWR building

18 September 2015 — ‘The quality of our drinking water is among the best in the world,’ said the Minister of Infrastructure…

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KWR researcher Yuki Fujita wins 2nd prize for Best Paper

16 February 2015 — In February 2015, KWR researcher Yuki Fujita, together with her co-authors, won 2nd prize for Best Paper during…

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Former colleague awarded article prize by Netherlands Hydrological Society

05 February 2015 — On 5 February 2015, the Netherlands Hydrological Society (NHV) held its General Members Meeting at KWR. On the…

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