The Vechtstromen water board in the Netherlands hopes that it will rain a lot for a long time in the regions of Twente and Salland and south of the river Vecht. The drought in those areas is extreme. Although it is almost autumn, spraying bans and prohibitions to use surface water remain in effect, according to the water board.
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According to Vechtstromen, it has hardly rained in the southern part of the working area in the past thirty days. As a result, the precipitation deficit is currently almost as great as in 2018, which is the driest year so far. The coming period will remain almost dry, with lots of sun and wind. As a result, the area will dry out even faster and the precipitation deficit will increase further. Most streams and streams in the area are dry, causing a lot of damage to nature.
If it does not rain long and a lot in the coming months, the groundwater level will be much too low next spring, according to the shelf. Then there is insufficient water in the soil when the growing season in nature and agriculture starts. It is also extremely dry in other parts of the Netherlands, such as Zeeuws-Vlaanderen and the Rijk van Nijmegen, for the third year in a row.
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