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Monitoring valley Drie Beken - hydrological part (EVINBO)

Details

In the vallei van de drie beken between Tessenderlo and Diest, a discussion has been going on for years about the remediation of a historic pollution of soil and surface water and of the wet valley floors as a result of discharges from what used to be Tessenderlo Chemie, now Umicore. At INBO, we have been involved for a long time in the demonstration of this pollution. We also installed the hydrological monitoring network for this purpose.
The company's long-term discharges led to the cessation of discharges after a great deal of discussion. Discussions about the remediation of the heavily polluted watercourses, mainly the Winterbeek and the Hulpe, led to their remediation in 2018-19.
ANB wants to check if those remediations are having the desired effect. INBO will interpret hydrological data, such as soil and surface water levels and soil and surface water chemistry.
Status Running
Actual start/end date 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2026

Teams

INBO Research theme(s)

  • Protected nature
  • Water
  • Soil & air