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REFLECT, a Decision Support System for Harmonizing Spatial Developments with Groundwater Resources

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  • Cors Van den Brink

    (Royal HaskoningDHV)

  • Willem Jan Zaadnoordijk

    (KWR Watercycle Research Institute
    Geological Survey of the Netherlands, TNO
    Delft University of Technology)

  • Bert Groenhof

    (Province of Overijssel)

  • Rini Bulterman

    (Province of Overijssel)

  • Carolien Steinweg

    (Royal HaskoningDHV)

Abstract

A sustainable drinking-water supply requires durable securing of the resource. With an increase in spatial pressure, the need is increasing to prioritize measures based on the vulnerability of the resources and the impact of surrounding land use functions. This is especially challenging in the Province of Overijssel with groundwater abstraction sites in vulnerable Pleistocene sandy soils and increasing spatial pressure from both agricultural and urban areas. The governance of the groundwater abstractions in the Province of Overijssel is based on a combination of precaution and a risk-based approach. The Province has adopted REFLECT to assess the risks of spatial developments. REFLECT is a negotiation support system that gives an overview of the vulnerability of the groundwater abstractions and risks of several land use functions on the groundwater quality. REFLECT has been used to obtain the current risk scores of all drinking water abstractions in the Province and following the EU Water Framework Directive. Spatial insight of risks was used to identify and target measures reducing these risks. Moreover, REFLECT has been applied to decide on a local spatial development near an abstraction. Knowledge of the impact of land use changes on groundwater quality helped the municipality harmonizing the spatial plan with the interest of the drinking water abstraction and creating a step-forward in the protection level of the abstraction site. These applications illustrate that REFLECT is an instrument that fits well within risk-based groundwater governance which aims at safeguarding of the public water supply by harmonizing land use functions.

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  • Cors Van den Brink & Willem Jan Zaadnoordijk & Bert Groenhof & Rini Bulterman & Carolien Steinweg, 2017. "REFLECT, a Decision Support System for Harmonizing Spatial Developments with Groundwater Resources," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 31(4), pages 1271-1281, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:31:y:2017:i:4:d:10.1007_s11269-017-1576-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s11269-017-1576-y
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