News & Projects

01-03-2015 An elaborated hydrogeological study was carried out in Kenya within the framework of the Millenium Water Alliance. The project focused on increasing and improving the natural and artificial water storage capacity in arid countries. The core objective of this project was mapping the possibilities for…

01-03-2015 Freshwater supply in a polder North of Amsterdam is uncertain. To enhance the reliability of the system Acacia Water supported the decision and policy making processes concerning future water management. Because of pro-active stakeholder involvement, the outcomes are fully acknowledged and supported…

01-03-2015 Dunea produces and distributes drinking water to 1.3 million households. Dunea is responsible and accountable for water and nature management in their sourcing area. Hence, monitoring of monitoring groundwater quality and quantity is one of their main tasks. One of the tools Dunea employs for this…

01-03-2015 There is so much water in Bangladesh that it is almost unimaginable that for large periods there is a shortage of freshwater. Drinking water shortages are becoming more and more common. Precipitation during the wet season should be sufficient to supply drinking water to rural households. However,…

01-03-2015 PWN is a leading drinking water supply company in The Netherlands. At various levels and under the umbrella of different projects Acacia Water supports PWN in their ambition to produce and distribute the highest quality drinking water to its customers. Amongst others, Acacia Water supported the…

01-03-2015 In 2009, the reviewed Dutch Water Law was adopted. A major change with regard to the previous law concerns the responsibility over operational groundwater management. Whereas previously provinces were responsible  over operational groundwater management, the new law transferred this…

01-03-2015 Subsurface storage is an innovative solution that is increasingly being applied in The Netherlands for managing freshwater resources. For innovations to be scaled up often policies have to be adjusted. This also applies for subsurface storage techniques. Current policies are not designed for…

01-02-2015 Groundwater models are important tools for municipalities to acquire insight into the way their groundwater systems work. Acacia Water has developed a groundwater model for the Municipality of Hillegom that focuses on the municipality’s urban area. This model enables assessment of the groundwater…

21-01-2015 The Dutch Water Act took effect in 2009. One of the most important changes introduced by the amendment is that it appoints the water board as the competent authority for operational groundwater management. This task was moved from the province to the water board. Practical implementation of this…

01-01-2015 The dikes, or levees in the Netherlands prevent rivers from overflowing their banks and protect the hinterland against flooding. Over the centuries, these levees have been moved around a lot, damaged and repaired after breaches. What do we really know about the structure of these levees, and how…

01-01-2015 The Amsterdam Southeast district has great variations in depth of the topsoil layers. Areas located on a relatively thin top layer are confronted with groundwater flooding. On the instructions of Waternet, Acacia Water identified the problem areas using a detailed analysis of the upper layer and the…