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Can’t escape the WaterScape: transforming water and governance systems for dealing with climate impacts in the Dutch Delta

With projected increase in floods and drought it is apparent that the Dutch water system needs to change. In WaterScape we explore large-scale spatial transitions in the physical…

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The Ultimate Water Plant

The Ultimate Water Plant is a collaborative project involving parties in the water sector who want to demonstrate how, and subject to which conditions, treated sewage can be made available as a supplementary source of drinking water.…

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Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Reduction of pressure on groundwater through reuse of water from dairy plants in agriculture

Groundwater in the Netherlands is under pressure, both in terms of quantity and quality. Groundwater is used in several activities, including drinking water production, agriculture and industry. In…

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Solar panels on water reservoirs

Drinking water reservoirs have a large water surface. The installation of floating solar panels on reservoirs can be an effective strategy to generate energy. However, the question is, if and what impacts do solar panels have on…

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Connecting the water cycle and the water system for a better balance of water demand and supply

Sufficient freshwater, for all users and functions. This is also a growing challenge in the Netherlands and Flanders. A solution is being sought in self-provision at the regional…

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Water-Futures

How should the world achieve high-quality water services in the future while facing severe climate, economic and population pressures under deep uncertainty? Water-Futures, a 10M Euros European Research Council (ERC) funded project (ERC Synergy Grant), aims to…

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Water availability and drought over long term

The availability of sufficient freshwater, for all users and functions, is also an increasingly big challenge in the Netherlands and Flanders. A solution is being sought in self-provision at the regional and…

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The new urban drinking and wastewater chain: small, concentrated and sustainable

30 June 2023 — The drinking water and wastewater chains must be more sustainable in order to guarantee the availability of adequate…

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Climate change, migration, and our water supply systems

12 April 2023 — "Mass migration, either uncoordinated or coordinated, is a relevant scenario for the water industry for the coming decades.…

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Water certainty in an uncertain future

16 March 2023 — The Water Futures project looks for robust and adaptive water solutions that perform well over many unexpected futures.

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Aqua Ludens helps stakeholders in Groningen to shape the water transition together

28 February 2023 — Groningen needs a water transition to establish sustainably structured freshwater supplies that are tailored to and coordinated with…

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Water Technology Growth Plan receives €135 million from National Growth Fund

27 February 2023 — A consortium of about 600 parties will invest €342 million in the development, growth and exports of the…

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Signing of declaration of intent heralds new phase for COASTAR

08 December 2022 — On 24 October, seventeen parties – from Zeeland to Groningen – signed a declaration of intent through which…

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Making raised sandy soil areas climate-robust: the work goes on

05 March 2021 — Over the last four years the Lumbricus programme has involved the conduct of practice-oriented research, but also the…

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Lumbricus Closing Symposium: How can we make raised sandy soils climate-robust?

15 February 2021 — On 3 March the four-year (2016-2020) Lumbricus programme will hold its governance closing symposium. As one of the…

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Quantitative assessment of water security in sight

03 February 2020 — The workshop Quantitative Assessment of Water Security took place at KWR on 29 January. The meeting with twenty…

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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…

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Closing the water cycle by reusing treated wastewater

01 February 2018 — Matching the agricultural freshwater supply and demand, by using industrial and domestic treated wastewater for irrigation purposes is…

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Korean consortium wins IWA Award for Best Practices on Resource Recovery

08 August 2017 — Partnered with Watershare, the International Water Association’s (IWA) Resource Recovery Cluster has concluded the IWA Award for Best…

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IWA conference on resource recovery focuses on renewable energy, clean water and food issues

19 July 2017 — Between 5 and 9 of August, the second international IWA conference on resource recovery takes place in New…

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Limited public acceptance is the biggest obstacle to the serious scaling-up of water reuse

11 January 2016 — The European Commissions sees water reuse as an important means of overcoming (future) water shortages. The stimulation of…

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