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Streams and rivers are important components of ecosystems and valuable habitats for animals and plants. The Eiter has long since stopped following its natural course. Our ancestors have repeatedly fundamentally redesigned the water. Seven kilometers of the river are now to be renaturalized: in the "Schwarmer Bruch land consolidation". Land consolidation is traditionally intended to improve living and working conditions in rural areas. In the past, when water bodies were deepened, channeled or otherwise changed, it was usually to increase agricultural production. Today, however, the aim is to reduce the costs of management and, as here in the "Schwarmer Bruch land consolidation", to enable the Eiter to be renaturalized. Another example of water development are the "eyes of the landscape", the Schlatts, these very special treasures of the Diepholz Geest landscapes. The demands on land and property are increasing and with them the conflicts over use between the most diverse interest groups. In many of these cases, land consolidation can resolve the conflicts.