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Green light for new lake project

Tuesday 18 March 2008

The Noord-Holland provincial council has backed plans to flood 1,000 hectares of land in the far north of the province to create a massive lake for water sports.

Some 30 farms will have to be moved elsewhere when the nine kilometre lake, known as the Wieringerrandmeer, is created.

The province is putting over €300m into the project, which also involves the building of 2,000 new houses.

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Is this the way the fish farms and forests are going to be occupying the new poulder - by sharing space with houses and new factories? FMI

By Anonimous | March 18, 2008 9:29 AM


The new polder (not "poulder") will occupy a part of the Wieringermeer, the first polder of the Zuiderzee reclaimed around 1929/1930. No fishfarms or factories are intended, only much needed dwellings and Recreation. So a part of this Wieringermeer is given back to Nature! The 30 farmers who have to leave their very fertile lands are obviously not very pleased.

By seo2007 | March 18, 2008 11:18 AM


Another stupid and wasteful idea!

By Jen | March 18, 2008 2:59 PM


I guess the Ijselmeer isn't big enough.....

By Mike Ball | March 21, 2008 11:13 PM


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