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03-03-2015 As part of the Dutch Delta Plan for Lake IJssel a broad stakeholder platform was organized. Management of the surface water level in the lake was one of the main topics discussed by the platform. To come up with the best water level management policy an in-depth physical assessment was combined with…

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…