2004
Volume 10, Issue 4
  • ISSN: 2468-2187
  • E-ISSN: 2468-2195

Abstract

Abstract

In the past, 15 watermills stood along the Itterbeek stream. The mills influenced the surrounding landscape. The water millers collectively ensured the optimal functioning of the stream or river. The goal was to operate the mills and pump water when needed, but weirs and pumping had several other effects. Water was stored and retained, and fish could migrate. Or water was used to irrigate meadows and fields, fertilizing them with organic nutrients, or protecting them against flooding. For a long time, this watermill landscape functioned with few complaints or disputes from local residents. The water board should recognize this positive contribution of watermills to the landscape and hydrology and can benefit from it.

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