Measures Lowering flood plains 5) Lateral flow channel Removing hydraulic obstacles 6) Lowering of groynes Setting back dikes 7) Deepening low flow channel Detention reservoir 8/9) Dike reinforcement
1) Lowering flood plains Vreugderijkerwaard
2) Removing hydraulic obstacles Spoorbrug Oosterbeek
3) Depoldering Overdiepse polder 1960 land reclaimed
5) Flood bypasses Veesen-Wapenveld
Voorbeelden van maatregelen 6) Lowering groynes Perception changes Voorbeelden van maatregelen Kribverlaging Future value
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Overview Programme Room for the River reason task organisation Measures Challenges Noordwaard
Damage compensation & expropriation Basic principle Government compensates all damage that occurs as result of our Programme Damage Compensation Regulations for all kinds of damage Compulsory acquisition (government disowns) Dutch constitution: only for public purposes with high importance People will have damage due to the programme. How to be solved?
Issues still to be solved Amendment of existing regulations Cooperation within the programme with decentralized authorities European nature legislation Reallocation of families and farms etc. etc,
Overview Programme Room for the River reason task organisation Measures Challenges Depoldering Noordwaard
Location project
Current situation 1700 ha agriculture 49 households 26 farms 2 marina museum bastion Total area appr. 2050 ha; 200 inhabitants
Task (1) Required effectivity: safety is the highest goal water level reduction of at least 30 cm at Gorinchem Focus on agriculture and inhabitants: sustainable perspective for agriculture (in- or outside Noordwaard) current inhabitants are able to stay/live in the Noordwaard The Secretary of State formulated an assignment to be implemented by Rijkswaterstaat, with the following requirements:
Location project
Task (1) Required effectivity: safety is the highest goal water level reduction of at least 30 cm at Gorinchem Focus on agriculture and inhabitants: sustainable perspective for agriculture (in- or outside Noordwaard) current inhabitants are able to stay/live in the Noordwaard The Secretary of State formulated an assignment to be implemented by Rijkswaterstaat, with the following requirements:
Task (2) Focus on spatial quality: identity Biesbosch European nature network joint use for recreation in combination with entrepreneurship fit in Fort Steurgat (cultural historical element) sustainable plan for the future (not neceassary that the goverment must take measures within 15 years) Budget: ca. 300 million euro/ 400 million dollar 2015!