This could cause problems for the drinking water supply and for nature, agriculture and industry in the west of the country, RWS reports. Due to the low river water levels and the drought, there is too little freshwater to serve as a buffer against salinization. That is why the Climate Resilient Water Supply was already put into operation in July. That is a system for the supply of extra freshwater to the western Netherlands, but that now appears to be insufficient.
Rijkswaterstaat opens the Hagestein weir to prevent salinization in the west
