20 billion for new Delta Plan against flood – Volkskrant

20 billion for new Delta Plan against flood – Volkskrant

By: Editorial – 09/16/14, 15:55

© anp. The storm surge barrier in the Oosterschelde.

Netherlands goes the next 30 years to invest approximately EUR 20 billion in new measures to protect against flooding and to ensure sufficient freshwater the country. That’s in the new Delta Plan presented today.

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  High water in the river Waal

The delta region around Rotterdam, where the Rhine and Meuse rivers flow into the sea, getting stronger levees. The delta region, according to the authors of the Delta Programme 2015 of the most vulnerable areas of the Netherlands. The consequences of a levee breach cause enormous damage there. Furthermore, considerable investments are made primarily in the Rivers in stronger dikes. In the polder will be in a flood many people drown.

Freshwater
All governments will work together to ensure that there is no shortage may occur. Freshwater For the high sandy areas, such as the Brabant Peel where drought there is a water shortage, is fast becoming a new approach devised. There will also be measures to counteract. Brackish parts of the Randstad Salinization caused by brackish water from deep underground in polders comes up.

To keep the shoreline in place, sand is sprayed onto the beaches. The IJsselmeer is to function. Freshwater as buffer That is why the more flexible water pumping in the dam. Netherlands should also build because water will always have space. Need waterproof In 2050 the country should be ready for climate change.

The new Delta Plan is made because there are more people living behind the dikes and there is also increasing activity. At the same time the sea level rises, there will be more floods in the rivers, or it is extremely hot and dry. The new plan is considered in which places many victims could fall by a dike breach or where a lot of damage would occur. For every Dutchman the chance of death can not be greater than 0.001 percent by a flood.

1500 kilometers
according to the Association of Water needs of its 3,700 total kilometers dike in the Netherlands 1,500 kilometers to be addressed to make flood. Netherlands safer The sea defenses are largely.

Strengthen the dikes is 7 to 9 million per kilometer dike costs. In total, the whole job takes 15 billion. The water boards and the government have agreed to invest up to 2028 yearly. Every 181 million The Union wants the scheme rather extend to 2050, when the whole Delta Programme is implemented.

In order to ensure that agriculture, industry and nature is always to continue to have sufficient water is 470 million needed. The government is investing up to 2021 150 million euros, the rest of the money bring the water boards and direct stakeholders.

After the flood of 1953 the Netherlands was the first Delta Plan in the fight against the water. The new Delta Programme in recent years prepared by Delta Commissioner Wim Kuijken.