Water Board (Netherlands) - List of Dutch Water Boards

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.

  1. Waterschap Noorderzijlvest (Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe)
  2. Wetterskip Fryslân (Friesland and Groningen)
  3. *Waterschap Blija Buitendijks (Friesland)
  4. Waterschap Hunze en Aa's (Groningen and Drenthe)
  5. Waterschap Reest en Wieden (Drenthe and Overijssel)
  6. Waterschap Velt en Vecht (Drenthe and Overijssel)
  7. Waterschap Groot Salland (Overijssel)
  8. Waterschap Regge en Dinkel (Overijssel)
  9. Waterschap Veluwe (Gelderland)
  10. Waterschap Rijn en IJssel (Gelderland)
  11. Waterschap Vallei en Eem (Utrecht and Gelderland)
  12. Hoogheemraadschap De Stichtse Rijnlanden (Utrecht and South Holland)
  13. Hoogheemraadschap Amstel, Gooi en Vecht (North Holland and Utrecht)
  14. Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (North Holland)
  15. Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland (South Holland and North Holland)
  16. Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland (South Holland)
  17. Hoogheemraadschap van Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard (South Holland)
  18. Waterschap Rivierenland (South Holland, Gelderland and North Brabant)
  19. Waterschap Hollandse Delta (South Holland)
  20. Waterschap Scheldestromen (Zeeland)
  21. Waterschap Brabantse Delta (North Brabant)
  22. Waterschap De Dommel (North Brabant)
  23. Waterschap Aa en Maas (North Brabant)
  24. Waterschap Peel en Maasvallei (Limburg)
  25. Waterschap Roer en Overmaas (Limburg)
  26. 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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