Coastar project
Exploring alternative strategies for water management to increase the robustness and flexibility of our water supply.
Water is life. This project explores alternative strategies for water management to increase the robustness and flexibility of our water supply.
A growing population and an increase in extreme weather events increasingly puts The Hague’s fresh water supply under pressure. As a coastal city, we must also to be aware of the risks of salinisation. Innovative thinking is necessary to address these challenges.
Deltares is working with KWR and Arcadis to study the feasibility of large-scale underground storage of fresh water in the The Hague- Westland-Rotterdam region. Commissioned by the Province of Zuid-Holland and Dunea and other organisations, this research will build our knowledge on how to increase the fresh water buffer under our city and make our water system more robust against future shocks. There is also potential for using the thermal energy of the groundwater storage, although further investigation is needed.
Lead:
Province of South-Holland
Partners:
KWR, Arcadis, Deltares, Dunea, City of The Hague: DSB
