Glasshouses Feel Cost of Drought as Sprinkler Ban Imposed - DutchNews.nl

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Especially for smaller growers in the Westland, millions in losses and bankruptcies threaten as early as next week due to the ban on using surface water. Meanwhile, regional representatives of the greenhouse horticulture sector are considering additional purified sewage water that currently ends up in the North Sea.

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Due to the drought, greenhouse growers in the Westland and surrounding areas have been prohibited since Wednesday from using water from ditches, streams, and canals for their...

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Starting Wednesday, a watering ban will be in effect in the west of the country. Business organization Glastuinbouw Nederland had requested an exemption to be allowed to draw water from ditches at night. The Delfland Water Board, which is responsible for the area between The Hague and Rotterdam, refused this. "We are in a very difficult situation, in which we must guarantee the safety of our region," said a spokesperson for the water board. Ano…

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The greenhouse horticulture sector in the Westland, among others, will not receive an exemption from the watering ban that takes effect on Wednesday. Entrepreneurial organization Glastuinbouw Nederland had requested an exemption to be allowed to draw water from ditches at night. The Delfland Water Board refuses this.

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Horticultural companies have asked the South Holland water authority Delfland for an exception to the spraying ban that takes effect on Wednesday. Entrepreneurial organization Glastuinbouw Nederland is advocating for "practical alternatives" to "limit the damage for growers," such as the possibility of being allowed to draw water from ditches at night to irrigate crops.