Issue Flood hazard Because of a thick layer of asphalt that is put on top of the Jisperdike, the dike no longer meets the n... Issue Flood hazard Because of the rising sea level, heavy storms and hurricanes as a result of climate change, the risk of ... Issue Flood hazard The dike near Yerseke (the Netherlands) has to be reinforced with new setting stone, but the soil exists... Issue Flood hazard Because seepage occurs inside a dike, small tunnels appear (pipes) that can cause a dike to breach. The ... Issue Flood hazard To protect the Dutch coast from the North Sea, each year cane screens are placed in the edges of dunes t...
Issue Soil subsidence When the groundwater level in peat polders is too low, peat oxidizes and the soil subsides, which also r... Issue Soil subsidence Polder roads with a waterway on one or both sides are sinking due to heavy asphalt structures. Raising t...
Issue Water awareness In the Netherlands there is an increasing amount of hardened gardens. This increases the amount of water...
Issue Water shortage There is a worldwide shortage of clean and safe water and sanitary facilities. After a disaster or durin... Issue Water shortage The lack of water infrastructure is typical for Bonaire. No easy solution can be found in the traditiona... Issue Water shortage There's a worldwide pressure on the sources of potable water through depletion and pollution. The... Issue Water shortage The excess to qualitiatively good drinking water is a world wide growing challange. In addition to this ...
Missing data about organisms in (surface) water or WWTPs. Solution Quantitative measurement of bacterial species and other organisms using qPCR Quantitative measurement of bacterial and other organisms using qPCR is a method to quantatively measure...
BlueRoof Water Innovation Award 2018 Solution BlueRoof At BlueRoof, the screenings are saved and reused as a substrate layer on blue green-roofs.
Inefficient removal of sand from wastewater Solution Horizontal drain sandcatcher The horizontal drain sandcatcher is a right-angled container in which the flow speed can be controlled....
Inefficient removal of sand from wastewater Solution Horizontal square sand catcher The horizontal square sand catcher efficiently makes sand settle by making use of a rotating sand clearer...