Leak in aging storage cellar likely caused Amersfoort water contamination this winter
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Six months ago, the Utrecht region was hit by the largest drinking water crisis in the Netherlands in years, caused by an intestinal bacterium in a drinking water reservoir. Water company Vitens and the municipality of Utrecht have known for six years that it is necessary to remove the 116 trees on top of that reservoir, according to research by the AD. So how could things have gone so wrong?
Leak in aging storage cellar likely caused Amersfoort water contamination this winter
Two drinking water boil advisories affecting tens of thousands of households in late 2025 and early 2026 were likely caused by a leak in a drinking water storage cellar at Vitens’ production facility on Hogeweg, the company said following an investigation.
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