This whole project feels completely useless to me. The part of the river they are uncovering is right next to the canal of Burssels and in the middle of an industrial zone. https://www.google.com/maps/@50.9027531,4.4087939,15.97z?hl=...

Other parts of the river they are discussing in the article are all right next to the canal and in either entirely build up or industrial areas.

The "dead" part of the river they are talking about is the one running under Brussels. Ther's always been an water cleaning station downstreem of Brussels so that Flanders didn't really get all the shit from Brussels.