Dirty water in the Vechte: Criticism of Nordhorn's sewer system

By David Hausfeld. Several times a year, during periods of persistent rain, untreated wastewater from an overflow basin on Beethovenstrasse in Nordhorn ends up directly in the Vechte River. This is common practice in cities with so-called combined sewers. For years, local resident Jens Wolters has been concerned about the situation and calling on the city to make improvements. He criticizes the basin as far too small, and the system, designed as…