Extremely high river discharges in 1993 and 1995 have been the main incentive for the Dutch government to develop and implement a comprehensive national plan entitled ‘Room for the River’ to ensure that rivers can cope with extreme volumes of water without flooding. The main rivers in the Netherlands will be given more capacity to deal with extreme discharges at over 30 locations. Since 2006 flood protection measures, combined with improvement of the overall environmental quality in the river region have been planned, engineered and built. The program is due to be completed in 2015.
Clients (different projects) Ministry of
Witteveen+Bos has been involved in 12 of these projects since 2006 up to the present. We provided services and expertise in all stages of these projects. An example is the project in Deventer, where the implementation of a new secondary channel in the floodplains for the purpose of creating extra discharge capacity was combined with the development of a new recreation area and facilities for the city. A broad range of disciplines has been utilised in this project.
Expertise port development, wetland
Transport, Public Works and Water
Management, provinces, municipalities, water boards and contractors
Services plan development, Environmental
Impact Assessment, engineering and design, permits and procedures, tender documents, supervision of works
management, hydrodynamics and morphology, river hydraulic engineering, flood management
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