Gladbach (Niers)
The Gladbach is a creek in Mönchengladbach and thus co- namesake of the city. He provides a running waters ( waters code 28614 ) in the sub-basin of the Nier dar. The Gladbach rises in the west of the city ( The source is now in the basement of the building re-opened brewery Hensen in Mönchengladbach- Waldhausen ) and flows to the east of the city in the Nier.
The Gladbach runs today first underground within the channel network of the NEW AG. This canal was built around the year 1900. The length of the channel is approximately 4400 meters. From about two kilometers from the confluence with the Nier it runs above ground as an open channel. In this part flows from the south by the people coming to the garden earlier also largely channeled Bungtbach to whose open channel is completely rehabilitated by the end of 2014.
Historical development
The creek ran Mönchengladbach from west to east along the first Roermonder / Waldhausener road, crossed the Geroweiher and then flowed along the present course of Hitta, Flieth and Korschenbroicher road. Also the open today, channelized portion along the railway line does not match the historical course in Lürrip. At points where the (underground ) Gladbach crosses major roads, it is now marked by signs.
Gladbach channel
In the urban area of Gladbach no longer exists as such. However, there are the so-called Gladbach channel forming as rain water main sewer the drainage capability of the rainwater drainage in Old Mönchengladbach. In addition to the catchment area of the Bungtbaches this channel takes over a large part of the old storm water overflows from the combined sewer system. This makes it particularly burdened with high PCB-containing suspended solids.
To improve the water quality of Bungtbach Gladbach and the city of Mönchengladbach has invested in the construction project " mixed water discharge collector " since 1999, approximately 100 million euros. The ratio of separate sewer systems to combined sewer system is in Mönchengladbach (2006 ) about 2/3 to 1/3.