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| Title | Investigate alternative water sources for the fosse of Hoekelum Estate |
| Group | Soil Physics and Land Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 24-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | George Bier |
| Examiner(s) | George Bier |
| Contact info | george.bier@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2018/04/01 |
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| Description | Introduction
The Geldersch Landschap & Kastelen (GLK) manages a large number of (natural) sites, including Natura 2000 areas. Eco-hydrological conditions are of great importance for the preservation of the natural values for many sites. These conditions are under pressure for a number of these sites. GLK requests a hydrological model research carried out for these sites in order to gain insight into the current eco-hydrological conditions, to identify possible causes of deterioration of the natural values and how potential measures can be carried to restore these conditions. The estate Hoekelum, located between Ede and Bennekom, suffers from the changed hydrological conditions over past decades. The water level of the fosse (NL: gracht) can now only be maintained with pumping from the subsoil which is far from optimal. Originally the fosse was fed from the ice pushed ridge. Later on a spring was dug for this purpose but due to water management measures in the surrounding area the spring fell dry. Objective An analysis of the hydrological system, through modeling, to obtain insight in the current hydrological conditions and investigate measures to retain the water capacity of the dug spring. |
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