Vote for the WOW Award: Lauwersmeerdijk and Zoutkamp projects
The collaborative projects “Lauwersmeerdijk–Vierhuizergat Dike Reinforcement” andNieuwe Waterwerken Zoutkamp (Zoutkamp hydraulic-engineering works)have been nominated for the 2023 WOW Award. The ‘Platform Weg Ontmoet Water’ (WOW) presents this collaborative award every two years as a prestigious platform for the most inspiring projects in road, waterway, and water management. The nominees demonstrate that they ‘enable substantive innovation through their collaboration, determination, and courage.’ Cast your vote!
Voting
Voting for the projects is possible until November 1 via platformwow.nl/wowprijs2023. The winners will be announced during the national WOW Day on Thursday, November 2.
Nieuwe Waterwerken Zoutkamp (Zoutkamp hydraulic-engineering works)
Nieuwe Waterwerken Zoutkamp (Zoutkamp hydraulic-engineering works) the project name for the Nieuwe Waterwerken Zoutkamp (Zoutkamp hydraulic-engineering works) being carried out jointly by Noorderzijlvest Water Authority, the Province of Groningen, and the council Hogeland council in Zoutkamp and the surrounding area. What began as a water safety initiative by the water authority has evolved into a comprehensive regional project that incorporates heritage preservation. The project serves as a catalyst for nature, cultural history, recreation and tourism, quality of life, traffic safety, entrepreneurship, and marketing for Zoutkamp, Lauwersmeer, Het Hogeland, and the Wadden Sea region.
noorderzijlvest.nl/newwaterworkszoutkamp noorderzijlvest.nl/newwaterworkszoutkampDyke reinforcement Lauwersmeer dyke-Vierhuizergat
The Lauwersmeer dike in Groningen lies between Lauwersoog and the Westpolder. We dyke this dyke in the coming years. This will provide us with effective protection against flooding in the future and dyke the dyke for people and nature. Together with government bodies, market parties, nature organizations, social organizations, entrepreneurs, and residents, we are working on the most sustainable dyke the Netherlands: our dike of tomorrow.
You can achieve more through cooperation
This principle of cooperation is central to the WOW platform. The platform brings together governments and managers of roads, waterways, and water. They facilitate knowledge sharing and inspire people by sharing each other's experiences in order to achieve more together. The nominated water board projects show that coordination with cooperation partners, financiers, and residents of the area is of great importance for successful cooperation. Diverse interests can cause friction. But through good dialogue with each other, it is possible to achieve a greater and more influential result than the realization of one's own assignment alone.