Neerslagtekort in Vlaanderen ligt opnieuw historisch hoog: “Veel meer aan de hand dan te weinig regenval”

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  1. Elk jaar hetzelfde riedeltje: ja, het wordt droger. Ja, we moeten slimmer omgaan met water.

    Misschien word ik oud maar al die herhalingen beginnen me toch wat te storen.

  2. “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand.” – Milton Friedman.

  3. Aquafin made it so that all small rivers evacuate a downpour as quick as possible.

    All natural storage basins were also eliminated (only to be reintroduced sparsely in the past decade).

    An implementation of very short sighted policies which are lacking basic knowledge of groundwater management dynamics and requirements.

  4. And still people wont learn…Guy i know was watering his grass for about 2hours yesterday cause and i quote “kreeg weer rossen plekjes”.

  5. Moesten ze al eens iets doen aan dat watermanagement…duizenden werven waarbij grondwater in de riolering wordt gepompt. Laat boeren dat aftakken, zet een tijdelijk reservoir voor de buurt of laat het afvloeien naar naburige grachten, beken, ….

  6. The average garden in Flanders is 22% paved and 48% lawn.

    Tax lawns bigger than 50m². You don’t need more to have your kid play soccer in the garden or have a BBQ in the summer. Automate it with satellite imaging measuring the size of the garden that’s green all year on plots designated as building plots.

    Tax paver tiles like cigarettes. Make it cost the price of a house to have 1m² of damn paved surface. People will magically find out that gravel is as good to drive your car on twice a day than wanting to put pavers down just because the neighbours have them too.

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