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De Blankaart Reservoir and Water Production Center

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De Blankaart Reservoir and Water Production Center

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Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. View of De Blankaart Castle – The Blankaart Observation Tower loop from Woumen

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2. View of De Blankaart Castle – The Blankaart Observation Tower loop from Woumen

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3. View of De Blankaart Castle – The Blankaart Observation Tower loop from Klerken

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Dominiek Van Dooren

October 29, 2023

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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Erwin D.R

September 5, 2022

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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Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

De Blankaart Reservoir and Water Production Center

1. View of De Blankaart Castle – The Blankaart Observation Tower loop from Woumen

2. View of De Blankaart Castle – The Blankaart Observation Tower loop from Woumen

3. View of De Blankaart Castle – The Blankaart Observation Tower loop from Klerken

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