It did not go without a hitch. After the third round of negotiations, the Flemish government reached an agreement on drinking water this evening. “With this plan we are pioneering in the field of drinking water protection: we guarantee that the Flemish will continue to be able to count on healthy and affordable drinking water from the tap in the future,” says responsible minister Jo Brouns. Farmers and companies are imposed stricter rules in drinking water areas to achieve this. And in order to achieve the desired values for 1,2,4 triazoles in drinking water in West Flanders, the deviation to 1 µg/l in drinking water will be extended at the end of this year until the end of 2029 in Blankaart, Zillebeke, Dikkebus and De Gavers. “Flanders will do everything it can to quickly achieve the desired goal.”
