The Flemish Government announced on Wednesday that it had released 0.5 billion euros in funding for a multiannual plan aimed at further developing drainage and water purification in Flanders.
While the number of Flemish householders linked to a water purification system has doubled in 20 years, waste water from one in every eight households still re-enters the environment without any treatment.
To meet existing European regulations, Flanders needs to retreat waste water generated by half a million residents, at an estimated cost of four billion euros. The last deadline for that has been set at 2027.
Oscar Schneider
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