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The average water tariff in Belgium for large users in 2008 was Euro 8.92 per cubic meter, the second-highest among 14 industrial countries compared in a recent survey. Between 2003 and 2008 water tariffs in Belgium had increased by 80%, the highest increase in that period among all 14 countries. [4]
These efforts have led to Belgium being ranked as one of the top 10 countries (9 out of 132) in terms of environmental protection trends. However, water quality still suffers from a relatively low, yet increasing percentage of sewage waste-water treatment, and from historical pollution accumulated in sediments.
Because of its high population density and location in the centre of Western Europe, Belgium faces serious environmental problems. A 2003 report [13] suggested that the water in Belgium's rivers was of the lowest quality in Europe, and bottom of the 122 countries studied. The environment is exposed to intense pressures from human activities ...
Belgian lambic is also made with wheat and barley, but differs from nearly all beers in the use of wild yeast for spontaneous fermentation. [citation needed] A variation on the barley wine style involves adding a large quantity of wheat to the mash bill, resulting in what is referred to as wheat wine. This style originated in the United States ...
Water towers in Belgium (1 P) Pages in category "Water supply and sanitation in Belgium" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The main function of the Gileppe Dam in the 21st century is to provide drinking water. As these needs are met, surplus water is turbinated. [23] In 1997, the Gileppe Dam produced 3,255,525 cubic metres of drinking water. [24] Although capacity is small, the Vesdre basin is one of the few places in Belgium to produce hydropower. [23]
Water sports in Belgium (8 C) Wetlands of Belgium (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Water in Belgium" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Hoegaarden Brewery (/ ˈ h uː ɡ ɑːr d ən / HOO-gar-dən, Dutch: [ˈɦuɣaːrdə(n)] ⓘ) is a brewery in Hoegaarden, Belgium, and the producer of a witbier, which is different from a wheat beer. Hoegaarden de-emphasizes hops, and is unfiltered, giving it the hazy, or milky, appearance--which makes it a wit (white) beer.