Damage due to subsidence

Land subsidence can occur due to natural processes such as settling peat, prolonged drought, and fluctuating groundwater levels, but also due to human activities, for example, through agriculture and industry, water level management, or gas extraction. Land subsidence can cause unpleasant damage to your home. 

In Tytsjerksteradiel, in the Eastermar region, there are concerns that land subsidence due to gas extraction is causing damage to homes and buildings.

I think I am suffering from subsidence due to gas extraction. What can I do?

You can report your damage to the Mining Damage Commission. This commission investigates whether the damage was caused by mining activities. The commission also handles any damage settlement. 

We would like to know if our residents are experiencing damage from subsidence due to gas extraction. This gives us an idea of how big the problem is and where it is occurring. Have you reported to the Mining Damage Commission? Please also report it to us. This is entirely voluntary.

Want to know more?

• On the site State Supervision of Mines you will find more information about subsidence.
• The Dutch Oil and Gas Portal maps where subsidence occurs due to gas and oil extraction.
• On the site of Mining Permits you can read about gas extraction in the municipality.