According to Wim van Opbergen of the Behoud de Peel foundation, the measure is ‘more for the stage’, because everyone irrigates from groundwater. The reason for the move: “All these years, the Water Board and the Province have talked a lot about climate adaptation and water retention, but in practice it is still far from done enough,” says Van Opbergen.
Do new water board measures against drought have an effect?
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