Last Tuesday, Jos Beemsterboer, member of the executive committee and portfolio holder for integral water management in the rural area of Hoogheemraadschap HHNK, drove the first pile for the construction of the Agriport water bank, which will collect, store and share rainwater with growers and data centers in the region. The construction of the water bank is an innovation by ECW Energy that takes a step towards making the region water positive.
The first customers to join the Waterbank Agriport are the greenhouse growers at Agriport and Microsoft's data center.
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The Waterbank Agriport is a system that uses advanced technologies to collect and store rainwater in underground reservoirs. During wet periods, rainwater is collected on the roofs of growers and data centers. That water is then transported to the water bank, where it is infiltrated into the soil, where it is stored as a resource.
Growers and data centers can draw water from this storage facility during periods of drought to irrigate their crops or use it as cooling water for the data centers. This concept offers growers and data centers a sustainable solution to bridge water shortages and maintain productivity even during dry summers. Moreover, the Waterbank Agriport also promotes the conservation of soil quality and reduces the use of drinking water resources.
The Waterbank Agriport is an initiative of ECW Energy, the utility company at Agriport. ECW Energy and the glasshouse growers already have 15 years of experience with underground rainwater storage at Agriport. The Waterbank Agriport is the next step in terms of scale and method of implementation.
For more information:
ECW Energy 
Agriport 201, 1775 TA
Middenmeer, the Netherlands
Tel.: +31 6 45144658
[email protected]
www.ecwenergy.nl
