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View of De Blankaart Reservoir

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  • Location: Houthulst, Diksmuide, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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    October 29, 2023

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    In the De Blankaart nature reserve, water is the greatest asset. Not only nature is dependent on good quality water. People also need a lot of pure water. That is why the De Blankaart water production center was built here in the 1970s. In the water reservoir, which covers 60 hectares, water from the IJzer and the Blankaart pond is collected and purified into drinking water.
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    September 5, 2022

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    In De Blankaart (Woumen-Diksmuide), De Watergroep produces drinking water based on surface water from the IJzer and the polders of the Blankaart area.

    The large concrete reservoir is octagonal in shape and is 120 football fields (60 ha) in size. It can hold 3 million m³ of water: more than enough to supply a third of the coastal province with drinking water every day.

    That water is pumped from the IJzer and the surrounding watercourses and treated in the water production center next to the reservoir until it is tasty and…
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    July 28, 2022

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    Location: Houthulst, Diksmuide, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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