A4 Brochure - Dutch Water Authorities

Ministry of Infrastructure and the
Environment
Water innovations
in the Netherlands
A brief overview
Foreword
In today’s world we need innovative solutions to help us anticipate
more complex demands, demands that will emerge against a
backdrop of limited resources – not only in the Netherlands but
across the globe. Water is strongly linked to global socioeconomic
development, ranging from basic water safety, through water quality
and sanitation, to food supply and generation of renewable energy.
The interwoven nature of these issues presents us with an ongoing
challenge: to create feasible, smart and sustainable water solutions.
Staying ahead of the curve with new insights, technologies and
approaches is helping the Netherlands to meet these challenges
effectively. We are establishing new forms of collaboration in which
government authorities and market parties join forces with
knowledge institutions.
Whether it involves developing new methods of reinforcing dikes,
generating tidal energy or applying 3D technology to flood
simulations, the challenge is to look at water with the broadest
possible perspective. We are called upon to share our experiences at
international level.
I believe it is important to do this by giving concrete examples of
what is possible. So it is a great pleasure to present in this brochure a
variety of current innovative water projects in the Netherlands.
I hope this will inspire you and perhaps encourage you to visit.
Together we can create innovative solutions all over the world.
Yours sincerely,
THE MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT,
Melanie Schultz van Haegen
Introduction
In this brochure the innovative projects are arranged as follows:
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Projects that encourage water safety.
Geotextile for the prevention of piping is an example of such an innovation. But the
experiments with dike monitoring with sensors also serve this purpose.
2
Projects that respond to developments in the availability of freshwater.
The so-called backshore concept at Andijk combines improvements of water safety with the
storage of excessive freshwater for later on use.
3
Projects that contribute to the water quality.
An example of such a project is the Pharmafilter which ensures that medicinal residues and
hormone-disrupting substances from hospitals are filtered before being discharged as
waste water.
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Projects that ensure climate resistant cities.
In Rotterdam a playground has been realised that also function as a temporary water
storage for excessive rain water.
Projects that have various objectives are categorised in the sections denoting their original
purpose. For each project briefly is described what the innovation entails and to what it
contributes. It also shows when it is or will be realised.
Most of the projects in this brochure also cover other objectives, broader than those
mentioned above. Those projects have ‘cross-overs’ to other governmental policies. A symbol
indicates the cross-overs .
Explanation of icons
Waste and recycling of materials
The preservation of raw material usage is important to achieve the least possible
environmental pressure of production and consumption. The projects anticipate
this. Examples: The sewage purification plant (RWZI) at Horstermeer (1 STEP® filter) and
phosphate recovery
Energy
The desire to make energy supplies more sustainable is widely supported, so too
in the water sector. Projects that respond to these developments have this
symbol. Examples: Desalination at Voltea, thermal pressure hydrolysis in the sewage
purification plant (RWZI) at Venlo, tidal turbines at the Oosterschelde storm-surge barrier
Climate adaptation
These projects help to manage unavoidable climate changes and where possible,
to prevent further climate change. Examples: The plan to widen the river and create terps
at Overdiepse Polder
Agriculture
By using innovative and sustainable solutions from the water sector, much is to
be gained in the production of food. One of the aims of these projects is More Crop
per Drop: more food with less water. Examples: Cultivation of potatoes in briny soil (Texel)
Nature development
Projects in the field of water can often be designed in accordance with the design
principles of ‘building with nature’. This provides benefits for nature and for
recreation, and is often financially attractive too. Examples: Multi-functional river dike
Munnikenland, safety buffer Oester Dam
Spatial layout
Aside from its aims for safety, the realisation of the ‘Room for the River' project
also aims to improve the environmental quality of the rivers region. These
projects as well as others, anticipate this. Examples: Dike repositioning at Lent,
Scheveningen and Cadzand Boulevards
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Innovative projects
Projects that encourage water safety
1 Houtrib dike strengthened with sand
2 Innovative dike reinforcement
3 Combination dike
Projects that respond to developments in
the availability of freshwater and the water
chain
19 Freshwater
and salt water separation
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4 Dike
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5 Inland
shores
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Sand Motor
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8 Testing
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9 Dike
reinforcement with geotextile
Projects that contribute to the water quality
10 River-widening
and plans for terps
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11 Dike relocation at Lent
25 Water Insight
12 Tidal Test Centre Grevelingen
26 Pharmafilter
13 Tidal turbines in the Oosterschelde
27 Nereda
– biological waste water purification
storm-surge barriers
14 Multi-functional turbine
15 3Di
water management
16 ClimateGame
17 A
sustainable Afsluitdijk
18 BoxBarrier
28 1 STEP® filter
29 Phosphate
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30 Thermal
pressure hydrolysis
31 Hydrochip
32 Remote control water quality
Projects that ensure climate resistant cities
33 Water Square
34 Climate buffers
35 Climate Adaptation Atlas
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projectrealisatie.
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interfaces where this technological potential can be applied.
Completion: 2014
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Salt penetration that renders agricultural land unusable in combination with a
freshwater shortage, is increasingly becoming a problem in deltas all over of
world, so too in the Netherlands. Freshwater in the soil bed counteracts
salinisation.
20
Location: Kerkwerve,
Serooskerke, Ovezande
Tests are being undertaken at three locations with an increased volume of
Waal
freshwater
in the soil bed:
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storage of rain water, by means of water drainage.
• Freshmaker: system for applying and storing of fresh water in the soil bed.
• Drains2buffer: by using this technique the freshwater bubble in the creek
ridge is enlarged, by raising the groundwater level in the winter over a long
period.
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Vacuum toilets and
urine purification
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Vacuum toilets make use of air for flushing instead of (lots of ) water. This
produces very concentrated waste water that is easier to purify.
Urine purification is performed by a microbial fuel cell that removes the
pollution and the ammonia. The phosphate can also
1 be reclaimed. After a
(successful) test phase a scaled-up version will be realized in the IenM building6
along Rijnstraat. It is the first commercial scaling up of its kind.
28
2
Location: Sneek,
Wageningen (at the
offices of the Netherlands
Institute of Ecology), the
Hague (at the Ministry of
Infrastructure and the
Environment)
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The worldwide salinisation of agricultural land will escalate under the
influence of climate change. That is detrimental for agriculture.
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Location: Texel
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The research facility ‘Tested on Texel’ seeks opportunities for the agriculture
14 and researches the cultivation of vegetation, including
under salty conditions
potatoes, in briny soil. The “briny potato” has a very rich mineral composition
and an exceptionally good taste. The briny potato is available at Texel’s local
market.
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of theijnturbidity of the water, caused by fine-grained sediments. Dredgers
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development of swampy islands8with natural embankments in the
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Water Insight
It is of vital importance for the implementation of the Water Framework
Directive to be able to ascertain the quality of water. Water Insight BV provides
innovative products and services to enable the optical determining of the water
quality based on earth observation techniques.
From a ‘photograph’ the precise colour of the water is translated, for example,
to concentrations of algae and sediments. The WISP 3 (Water Insight
Spectrometer) is used to take this ‘photograph’. The same can be done using
satellite images.
This method is used worldwide. In the Black Sea and in the Danube Delta,
Water Insight assesses the water quality for local authorities.
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Pharmafilter
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20 to 45 percent of the pollution of waste water with medicinal residues and
hormone-disrupting substances is attributable to hospitals.
Location: Delft,
Terneuzen, Rotterdam
Pharmafilter is a total solution for waste and waste water in hospitals. The
system uses bioplastic products that are used in the care industry. In the past
these products were cleaned for reuse, with high logistics and cleaning costs.
Nowadays, after use these products are sent to a treatment plant together with
the waste water. The system ferments the waste and filters medicinal residues
out of the waste water. The residual product after fermentation is biogas, which
is used for the production of energy and heat.
Completion: 2012, 2014 and 2015/2016
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The Nereda technology uses grains in which the bacteria that are used to purify
the water, grow.
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37 of organic dirt and nutrients (nitrogen, phosphate) is
An extensive
11
removed
by these grains, mostly without the use of chemicals. An advantage is
that the purification now takes place in a single smaller tank in a single step.
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Locations: Vroomshoop,
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1 STEP® filter
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Location: 33
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of Wijdemeren
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removal of nutrients (phosphor, nitrogen) and contaminations such as
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Location: Emmen, Echten,
transformed into struvite. In Echten about 200 tonnes is produced per year. The
Amsterdam, Amersfoort
28 is used
30in the agricultural sector in Germany until permission is
struvite
2
granted in the Netherlands.
27
In Amsterdam the phosphate recovery will resolve blockages, wear and tear of
the equipment and closures of the system,
33 and it’s also useful as a raw material.
By pooling the sludge flows from various cities at Amersfoort, a potential for
green energy comes about (for
9 approximately 600 households). It yields about
13
900 tonnes of fertilizer per annum.
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Thermal pressure hydrolysis is applied at sewage treatment plants to obtain
biogas from sewage sludge.
Sludge particles dissolve easier by applying thermal pressure and during
fermentation up to 40 percent more biogas is released. This provides for 50
percent of the electricity requirement for the sewage treatment plant in Venlo.
The volume of dry residue also shrinks to such an extent that significant savings
are made on transport distances (discharge), as well as in the CO2 emissions.
Completion: 2012
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organisms are very sensitive to changes in the water quality.
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plate and the DNA in the24
water sample.
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wide spectrum
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indicator
organisms
in water samples in a single reading.
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That currently takes place with light microscopy which is time-consuming,
expensive and specialist work.
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Completion: 2012 (prototype), testing and experimental phase until 2016.
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Remote control
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Identifying harmful algae in surface water is a time-consuming process.
Flowcytometry is an innovative technique which fully automates this process.
Waal
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The algae are screened and lit up one by one with lasers which creates a
´fingerprint’ of each individual. Additional identification takes place with an
imaging camera.
Maa
Due to the high processing speed, this technique is highly suited for obtaining
a continuous stream of information about the biological water quality. The
instrument is operated by remote control and the collected data is presented
online.
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Application: Since 2013
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Location: Eijsden Pontoon
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Due to climate change it rains more often and intense. In
29the dense urban
region of Rotterdam there is relatively little space to create more rainwater
storage.
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At Benthemplein a multi-functional water square
temporary rainwater catchment at the square is combined with a rather special
public area for the citizens. To achieve this,24
the municipality of Rotterdam
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collaborated with the research and design agency DE URBANISTEN.
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Climate buffers
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Climate buffers often are water-abundant25
areas which, aside from taking care
of habitat restoration and safeguarding biodiversity, also ensure more safety,
liveability and better
21 freshwater supplies. The focus of climate buffers is to
make use of possibilities in nature in adapting to climate change.
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Location: Eelder
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27largest natural water
The nature conservation area De Onlanden is now the
storage area of the Netherlands and is meant to alleviate
35floodings in the city of
Groningen. The project is a cheap alternative for dike construction and
drainage.
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Climate Adaptation
Atlas
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The Climate Adaptation Atlas is a digital tool that consists of geospatial maps
visualizing the possible impacts of climate change, and its consequences on a
regional scale. This supports the debate and decision-making process. It 24
also
helps local public authorities to work on a climate-resistant17
future.
The Touchtable, a follow-up instrument of the atlas, is used
24 in Bangladesh for
issues relating to land usage, water management and food production.
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Location: e.g. used in
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Image sources:
1Ecoshape
2 Witteveen+Bos
3 Beeldbank
Rijkswaterstaat
4 Stichting IJkdijk,
Geotextiel: TenCate
5 Mennobart van Eeden
6 Joop van Houdt
7 Waterschap Vallei en
Veluwe, Combinatie
IJsselweide
8Deltares
11 Beeldbank
Rijkswaterstaat, Ruimte
voor de Rivier/PDR
12 Beeldbank
Rijkswaterstaat
13 IHC Merwede
14 Pentair
153Di
16Tygron
17Redstack
18 BoxBarrier
19 Rijkswaterstaat, Neeltje
Kielen
20 Deltares
21Wetsus
23Voltea
24 Natuurmonumenten
25 Water Insight
26 Pharmafilter
27Waterschap
Vechtstromen
28 Waternet
29 Waterschap Reest en
Wieden
30 Waterschapsbedrijf
Limburg
31 TNO
32Rijkswaterstaat
33 De Urbanisten
34 Natuurmonumenten
35WUR
This is a publication of:
Ministry of Infrastructure and the
Environment
www.rws.nl/innovatie
www.innovatie.uvw.nl
march 2014 | wvl0314tp107

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