List of Dutch Water Boards
Typically, a water board’s territory is made up of one or more polders or watersheds. The territory of a water board generally covers several municipalities and may even include areas in two or more provinces. As of 2011, there are 25 water boards in the Netherlands. *Waterschap Blija Buitendijks became the most recent to merge with Wetterskip Fryslân.
- Waterschap Noorderzijlvest (Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe)
- Wetterskip Fryslân (Friesland and Groningen)
- *Waterschap Blija Buitendijks (Friesland)
- Waterschap Hunze en Aa's (Groningen and Drenthe)
- Waterschap Reest en Wieden (Drenthe and Overijssel)
- Waterschap Velt en Vecht (Drenthe and Overijssel)
- Waterschap Groot Salland (Overijssel)
- Waterschap Regge en Dinkel (Overijssel)
- Waterschap Veluwe (Gelderland)
- Waterschap Rijn en IJssel (Gelderland)
- Waterschap Vallei en Eem (Utrecht and Gelderland)
- Hoogheemraadschap De Stichtse Rijnlanden (Utrecht and South Holland)
- Hoogheemraadschap Amstel, Gooi en Vecht (North Holland and Utrecht)
- Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (North Holland)
- Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland (South Holland and North Holland)
- Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland (South Holland)
- Hoogheemraadschap van Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard (South Holland)
- Waterschap Rivierenland (South Holland, Gelderland and North Brabant)
- Waterschap Hollandse Delta (South Holland)
- Waterschap Scheldestromen (Zeeland)
- Waterschap Brabantse Delta (North Brabant)
- Waterschap De Dommel (North Brabant)
- Waterschap Aa en Maas (North Brabant)
- Waterschap Peel en Maasvallei (Limburg)
- Waterschap Roer en Overmaas (Limburg)
- Waterschap Zuiderzeeland (Flevoland)
Waterschap Roer and Overmaas and Waterschap Peel and Maasvallei have a joint company called “Waterschapsbedrijf Limburg”. One of its tasks is to ensure that the sewage treatment plants function efficiently.
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