Municipality of Medemblik: Water retention road Nibbixwoud
We have granted the municipality of Medemblik a subsidy of €100,000 for the construction of a water storage facility under the Het Ganker roadway in Nibbixwoud. This is one of eight projects that HHNK is subsidizing under the KAN scheme.
Through this Climate Active Noorderkwartier subsidy regulation, municipalities can receive up to 30% of the project costs for projects that make the living environment more climate-proof. The scheme is intended to accelerate the implementation of these projects. On March 9, water board member Klazien Hartog symbolically handed over this amount to Alderman Nederpelt of the municipality of Medemblik.
Water storage package
Harry Nederpelt: "As a municipality, we are responsible for keeping our residents' feet dry. That is why we want to be completely climate-proof by 2050. Both theory and practice show that the center of Nibbixwoud is vulnerable to flooding. When plans were made to redesign Het Ganker, it was immediately decided to install this water storage package. Soon, rainwater will be stored in the soil here and will not have a chance to cause flooding in the center of Nibbixwoud. In this way, the HHNK subsidy helps us and our residents prevent flooding."
Renovation of Het Ganker
The measures consist of installing a water storage package under the Het Ganker roadway, between Sint Matthijsstraat and Dorpsstraat. In addition, the supply and drainage of water from the ditch will be improved by, among other things, enlarging a pipe. Provisions will also be made for the supply and drainage of water to and from the Ringslootje around the Cunerakerk. The project costs for climate adaptation amount to €502,000, of which HHNK is contributing €100,000 from the KAN subsidy.
