If the province’s investigation will not be completed until the end of this year, why has such a soil investigation already been announced in Hengelo? A number of municipalities, including Hengelo, are themselves responsible in the field of the Soil Protection Act. “The municipalities of Hengelo, Zwolle, Deventer, Almelo and Enschede are competent authorities themselves. The province is the competent authority for the Soil Protection Act for the other parts of the province,” explains the spokeswoman.
