Strategic drinking water reserves

In order to continue to guarantee drinking water supply in the longer term, the province in the Vision Space and Mobility Province of South Holland designates a number of areas as strategic drinking water reserves. Groundwater in these areas will be reserved for future drinking water supply. Areas are indicative and are located on either side of the Lek and in parts of the Vijfheerenlanden, Alblasserwaard and the island of Dordrecht. In this respect, a connection was sought with the already existing extractions. The reservation has the effect of excluding a number of functions and developments in these areas and requiring careful handling of other functions that adversely affect the quality of groundwater and pose a risk to drinking water supply. The exact elaboration of the level of protection for these areas takes place during the revision of the Provincial Environmental Regulation (PMV).