Water authority/Zuid· s-Hertogenbosch

Waterschap Aa en Maas

Aa en Maas

Den Bosch + Oss + Peel. Maasdijken + lage polders tot hoger zandgrond Peel.

aaenmaas.nl ↗Residents of Noord-Brabant (noordoost)

/ 02 — Key figures

Residents

750.000

Area

1.650km²

Annual budget

€ 145,0 mln

FTE

375

8 treatment plants

Budget per resident

€ 193

incl. water-system levy

Budget per km²

€ 88 dzd

management density

Budget per FTE

€ 387 dzd

labour intensity

/ 03 — Tasks & funding

Water safety

Primary flood defences (dykes along the sea, rivers, IJsselmeer) plus regional defences. Tested every 12 years under the Water Act. High Water Protection Programme co-financing via the Delta Fund.

Water quality + treatment

8 sewage treatment plants — domestic and industrial wastewater is treated. EU Water Framework Directive.

Own taxes

Water-system levy (residents + landowners/nature) + treatment levy (households) + pollution levy (companies). Own board (general + executive) via direct elections — held alongside Provincial Council elections.

/ Other water authorities in Zuid

Roermond

Waterschap Limburg

Heel Limburg (fusie 2017 Peel+Maasvallei + Roer+Overmaas). Hoogwater Maas 2021 — enorme investeringsagenda.

Eindhoven + Tilburg-oost + Kempen. Grensoverschrijdend met België (Belgische Dommel).

900k

residents

Breda

Waterschap Brabantse Delta

Breda + Etten-Leur + Biesbosch. Natuurgebied Biesbosch (zoetwaterreservoir), Mark + Dintel-rivieren.

775k

residents

Middelburg

Waterschap Scheldestromen

Enige waterschap voor provincie Zeeland. Deltawerken-dijken, Westerschelde, Grevelingen, primaire zeeweringen.

385k

residents

/ Sources

Water authority: aaenmaas.nl ↗— annual report + budget.

Umbrella body: Union of Water Authorities (Unie van Waterschappen)— interest representation + HWBP co-financing.