Despite wet years, water board announces withdrawal ban

Despite wet years, water board announces withdrawal ban

From March to October, water from ponds, ditches and streams may not be used to irrigate crops, for example, according to De Dommel water board. The extraction ban applies to the area in the southwest of the water board that runs from Oirschot to Hilvarenbeek up to the Belgian border. The ban also applies to surface water in Park Meerland in Eindhoven. Ban The extraction ban is striking because there has been a lot of rain in the region in recen…