Dyychkorporation

The “Dyychkorporation” officially calls itself Korporation für die Nutzung des St. Albanteiches [“Corporation for the Use of the St. Albans Pond”].

The Korporation für die Nutzung des St. Albanteiches is the owner of all water rights associated with the pond. It dates back to 1336, but it has only had its current legal form since 1964: it is made up of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, the residents’ municipality of the city of Basel and the Christoph Merian Foundation, which owns numerous properties with old water rights along the pond. The semi-public corporation perceives the public interest in the possibilities of energy production, but also in the urban qualities of the St. Albanteich.