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According to the Bank’s website, the project concerns the 2025-2029 investment programme into the production and distribution facilities of VITENS, Netherlands' largest water supply company. The programme consists mainly of renewal and upgrading of water treatment plants, reservoirs, pumping stations, and distribution networks aimed at providing an even more reliable and climate resilient drinking water supply.
The project will secure and continue to enhance the quality of life to up to 6 million residents in the provinces of Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Utrecht and Overijssel, by improving the reliability and efficiency of the water supply service. The project will ensure continued compliance with the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), the Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184) and national norms.
Due to the nature of the works to be implemented it is anticipated that the negative environmental impacts will mainly be only associated with the period of construction and will be mainly localised and temporary and reversible such as (i) minor disturbance due to pipe replacement techniques and (ii) temporary increase of traffic around the construction sites. These negative impacts will be mitigated with appropriate measures such as working outside the general breeding season within nature protected areas.
The negative social impacts of the Project are only temporary such as the possible disruption of water services and traffic, and noise and temporary occupation of public and private space.
Vitens, headquartered in Zwolle in the Netherlands, is the largest drinking water supply company in the Netherlands that provides drinking water to around 6 million inhabitants within its service area.
Private Actor 1 | Private Actor 1 Role | Private Actor 1 Sector | Relation | Private Actor 2 | Private Actor 2 Role | Private Actor 2 Sector |
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