Salt extraction project in Zuiderveen, The Netherlands, 2023
Nobian’s plans for salt extraction in the Zuiderveen area, in the north of the Netherlands, will take a number of years to complete and are likely to have an impact on the surrounding area. We take great care to actively involve the surrounding community right from the start of our salt mining projects. To this end, we have drawn up a participation plan with the aim of reaching a jointly agreed design with the local community.
We are doing this in three rounds: identification of interests, concerns and preferences, creating the designs and limiting nuisance. The first round has been completed for the Zuiderveen project. Besides organizing an information session for the community, we’ve asked 50+ households and businesses, as well as authorities and organizations, what they think is important in the area, what we should consider in the design and what we could do to compensate the environment.
The results of this round of participation will be included in the Notitie Reikwijdte en Detailniveau (memorandum on scope and details) which is expected to be available for consultation in the first half of 2024. Before summer 2024, we will start the second round of participation. This will include several design sessions with the local community to find the most acceptable design for the well pads.