Roadmap Drinking Water Distribution: an inventory of the challenges of the Dutch Water companies and research needs towards a future proof water supply

[EN] New developments bring challenges for the water sector. While the world quickly changes, the distribution network is relatively inert and can only slowly change. The drinking water companies in the Netherlands perform a joined research program (BTO, BedrijfsTak Onderzoek) to the impact of rapid world changes to the drinking water supply and prepare measures to cope with this. In 2020 broad expert panels of all drinking water utilities participating in the BTO discussed their expected and desired future developments, ultimately leading to a new roadmap for distribution research for the per... Mehr ...