Bottrop-Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Renaturalised Boye, the tributary of the Emscher, was transformed into a near-natural watercourse, flood protection and biodiversity through newly designed floodplains. Following the construction of a parallel sewer, the Boye is now free of wastewater, is part of the Emscher river system and thus part of the Emscher conversion, was previously an open, above-ground wastewater sewer, combined sewer with surface water and wastewater. Colliery houses on the right, Europe
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Bottrop-Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Renaturalised Boye, the tributary of the Emscher, was transformed into a near-natural watercourse, flood protection and biodiversity through newly designed floodplains. Following the construction of a parallel sewer, the Boye is now free of wastewater, is part of the Emscher river system and thus part of the Emscher conversion, was previously an open, above-ground wastewater sewer, combined sewer with surface water and wastewater. Colliery houses on the right, Europe

Date

Jul 30, 2024

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

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BRK25B04_088

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