The Water Production Centre of the VMW

In 1972, the VMW built a large concrete reservoir in the IJzerbroeken, near the De Blankaart nature reserve: it is octagonal in shape and 120 football fields (60 ha) in size. It can hold 3 million m³ of water: more than enough to supply a third of the coastal province with drinking water every day. That water is pumped up from the Yser and the surrounding watercourses and treated into tasty and healthy drinking water in the water production center next to the center. Powerful pumps then send it through the water pipes to the taps at home.

Additional information:
-Group tour

Contact details:
- The VMW Water Production Centre
- Noordbroekstraat, 8600 Diksmuide
- Tel: +32 51 51 91 46
- Fax: +32 51 50 47 68
- Email: toerisme@stad.diksmuide.be

- Guided tours "from surface water to drinking water" can be requested from Tourism Diksmuide.
Duration: 1h.30 + 30 min. transfer there and back to Diksmuide.
Guided tour and admission: 50 euros per group or school class.
Maximum 35 people per group.
The groups are responsible in the event of accidents (form to be signed).

Entrance fee: 50/50 euros

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