Swimming in water that comes from the industrial GETEC Park in Emmen? It is understandable that you are scratching your head for a while. But it certainly can’t hurt. And it also saves three swimming pools in the municipality of Emmen in the wallet.
From time to time, the tractor drives a tanker to and from the GETEC business park in Emmen. Each time, the hose, coupled to a tinny pipe system, is filled to the brim with water. Each filling is good for 16 cubic meters. The tractor then sets sail for the swimming pools in Emmer-Compascuum, Erica and Weiteveen to discharge the water into the pool. Wait, industrial water as bathing water. Will people soon not dissolve when they take a dip?
“Absolutely not,” laughs director Hendrik van der Ploeg of the GETEC Park. “This is about spotlessly clean water that has been heated to a temperature of about 360 degrees. As a result, salts, minerals and bacteria are completely absent. You cannot drink it, but mixed with swimming pool water, it is extremely suitable for a refreshing dip.”
Reporter Rien Kort was at the outdoor pool in Erica this afternoon: