Board of of Directors meets on 14 December

€28.5 million for wastewater transport in Westerkwartier

The Bestuur of Directors will Bestuur of Directors on the application for €28.5 million in implementation credit for the construction of the wastewater transport system in the municipality of Westerkwartier. The old sewage treatment plants in Marum, Gaarkeuken, and Zuidhorn are severely outdated and no longer meet the requirements for treated . The water authority a new sewage treatment plant in Gaarkeuken. In order to transport the sewage from Marum and Zuidhorn to the new treatment plant in Gaarkeuken, the water authority is laying water authority 20 km water authority underground pressure pipes. This credit is necessary for the construction of the pressure pipes, which will transport the wastewater to the new treatment plant.
The construction of the wastewater transport system, like the construction of the new treatment plant, is part of the overall RWZI Westerkwartier project. In addition to the construction of the pressure pipes, the implementation loan will also be used for the new construction and renovation of sewage pumping stations along the route. In addition, two existing pipes under the site of waste processing company Indaver TOP Gaarkeuken B.V. will be replaced. These pipes are outdated and need to be renewed. Simultaneously with the water authority , FrieslandCampina Marum water authority construct a water transport system water authority its own expense, parallel to the water authority wastewater transport system, for the discharge of treated . 

New Water Level Regulation Plan Casper Hommes polder

In areas where subsidence of more than 10 centimeters subsidence to gas extraction is an issue, nine new water level decisions are being made. Now it is the turn of the Water Level Regulation Plan the Casper Hommes polder. The area is roughly located between Ten Boer, Thesinge, and Bedum. Here, the ground has subsided between 16 and 33 centimeters since the early 1970s. This may have consequences for the functioning of the water system. There was no formal Water Level Regulation Plan the area yet. The water authority the water level based on practical experience. All the discussions held in the area show that this water level management is adequate. A large part of the area is used for agriculture. The differences in elevation mean that some parts are drier than the norm. Due to the predominantly agricultural use, landowners do not see this as a problem.
In other parts of the area, the water level is slightly higher for the benefit of nature, recreation, public green spaces, or buildings. The water level is given an upper and lower limit. This allows the water level to adjust to forecasts of too much or too little water.
The water system needs a number of adjustments. These range from replacing weirs culverts to redesigning the main water system around the village of Sint Annen. The Board of Directors on a loan of almost €1.8 million that is needed for this.

Water board takes important steps toward implementation of Environment and Planning Act

The Bestuur of Directors a series of documents all related to the implementation of the Environment and Planning Act. Its implementation has been postponed (for the time being) until July 1, 2023. The adoption of these documents does not mean that other regulations immediately regulations . This will only happen once the Environment and Planning Act is Environment and Planning Act implemented. In recent years, a great deal of work has been done to revise the water authority regulations. This will mean that permits will be required less often in the future. Many matters can then be arranged with a notification or without any form of permission. With the adoption of these documents, Noorderzijlvest is now formally ready for the arrival of the Environment and Planning Act. Until the Environment and Planning Act comes Environment and Planning Act force, the existing 'Keur' will continue to apply.