ABSTRACT
S AIFUL ALAM Ministry of Water Resources, Dhaka, Bangladesh E. SCHULTZ International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE), Delft, The Netherlands, and Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Abstract Flevoland (97,000 ha) is one of the polders of the Zuiderzee project. During reclamation, irreversible crack formation in the upper clay layer has taken place, resulting in a substantial increase in permeability and storage capacity. This additional storage reduces the rise of water levels during extreme wet periods.
