IMIS - Marine Research Groups

This dataset is part of an investigation on the impact of future depoldering on the groundwater dynamics and quality. The depoldering of the Hedwigepolder and the northern part of the Prosperpolder, for a total area of ​​at least 460 hectares, belongs to the nature development projects under the Ontwikkelingsschets 2010 for the Scheldt. The technical working group of the supporting studies (groundwater, surface water, dike construction) have proposed to implement a baseline measurement of groundwater. These measurements would continue until some years after the implementation and should allow to assess the influence of the depoldering on the groundwater outside that zone. It is expected that the waterlevel remains the same before and after the works. The feeding of the aquifer will not change significantly due to the depoldering. Measurements should exclude any disputes regarding the effects of depoldering on neighboring groundwater feeding in an objective way and deterioration due depoldering.