First inspection of Aagtendijk water accomplished: there isn’t any trigger for concern at the moment

• Low values ​​for metals and sulphate, which signifies that there appears to have been no contact with metal slag.
• The water has a pH worth of 8.5. This doesn’t pose a well being danger to people, vegetation or animals, in keeping with the GGD. For instance, consuming water might have a pH worth between 7 and 9.5.
• As well as, the chloride worth within the water turned out to be low, even decrease than in consuming water. Which means that it’s rainwater that flows down by way of the higher soil layer. It’s not about effervescent groundwater.

The following steps

It has been raining just lately. This may occasionally have an effect on earlier measurements. That is why we are going to check once more in a drier time. The groundwater monitoring pipes within the Aagtenpark are additionally inspected and the ring ditch is inspected.

Cause for investigation

Lately, the Noord-Hollands Dagblad revealed an article in regards to the water at Sint Aagtendijk. The water would have a really excessive pH worth. On the Aagtenpark, a better pH worth may imply that the water has come into contact with metal slag.

We’ll proceed to watch the state of affairs and inform residents of latest developments.