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At the end of October 2022, on the initiative of the association Lebenswertes Sülztal, the city of Rösrath, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the association jointly submitted an application to the Cologne district government to classify the Knipperbach in Rösrath as a risk area in accordance with the EU FRMD. The application was supported by the Aggerverband and the Rösrath municipal utilities.

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