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As a man-made canal, the Canal de Roubaix has to be regularly supplied with water. Since it was opened in 1877, the canal has been supplied with water from the river Deûle by a pumping station in Lille, elegantly named the “usine élévatoire”.

This system is now life-expired. The pumping equipment itself is antiquated, the flow of the river Deûle is inadequate during the summer months, and the water quality itself is below the required standard. The Blue Links partners therefore had to find an alternative solution to supply the canal with water. 

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