Update: water levels falling; more precipitation on the way
Water levels region currently region throughout the region . The water authority monitoring precipitation that is still expected from Thursday afternoon and evening.
Overflow areas deployed
On Tuesday evening, the water authority activated water authority overflow areas in the Vredewoldpolder and the Lettelberterberg catchwater. These overflow areas are areas that the water authority can activate water authority immediately. Respectively, just under 250,000 cubic metres and almost 500,000 cubic metres of water flowed into these areas. The water authority this decision after the water level of the Leekstermeer became very high and did not seem to be falling quickly. The high water level last night can be explained by the large amount of water flowing from the higher areas in Drenthe via De Onlanden to the lower-lying Leekstermeer. The water flows from the Leekstermeer to the Lauwersmeer. The water levels of the Leekstermeer are now also slowly falling.
Tolberter Petten: emergency drainage
At the end of Wednesday morning, the pumping station Tolberter Petten failed. Emergency drainage is therefore being used there. The water authority on a permanent solution.
Inspections of flood embankments
Due to all the rainfall, the ground is saturated. This also applies to dykes flood embankments watercourses. For this reason, the water authority flood embankments inspects water authority dykes flood embankments to check for damage caused by erosion and potential subsidence.
More information
- Area Development in the Southern Westerkwartier (project page on the Noorderzijlvest Water Authority website)
- www.zuidelijkwesterkwartier.nl
