Our regulations in brief

The water authority regulations carry out our statutory duties and achieve our objectives. The most important regulations in the Water Authority Regulations. In addition, policies have been established on various topics. These policy rules further elaborate on the regulations objectives in the Water Authority Regulations.

Rules for our environment

The Water Board Regulations contain regulations carrying out the most common activities in our region. These are activities that take place in, on, or near

  • surface water bodies;
  • washlands;
  • flood defences dykes levees) and
  • treatment works (pressure pipes, sewage pumping stations, and sewage treatment plants).

The Water Board Regulations specify when a particular activity is permitted. We provide clarity on whether a particular activity is permitted.

  • a report was required;
  • a permit must be applied for or
  • that the activity may be carried out without notification or a permit.

Duties of care always apply, even if it appears that activities may sometimes be carried out without notification or a permit. The explanatory notes to the regulations in the Water Board Ordinance regulations why certain regulations obligations are imposed.

Rules for management and maintenance

In addition to regulations the performance of certain activities, the Water Board Regulations also contain regulations management and maintenance. These regulations the preservation of

  • surface water bodies;
  • washlands;
  • flood defences dykes levees);
  • (supporting) works of art;
  • water treatment works.

These regulations also regulations who is responsible for maintenance and what the maintenance obligation entails.

Policy for further elaboration of Water Board Regulations

The most important policy documents of the water authority further elaborate on the regulations the Water Authority Ordinance are:

  • Permit policy memorandum;
  • Enforcement policy under the Environment and Planning Act;
  • Accounting policy 2022;
  • Policy on bank protection works 2022;
  • Policy memorandum ‘Ecologically vulnerable surface water bodies in the Noorderzijlvest management area’;
  • Policy memorandum ‘Designated surface water bodies for a number of discharge activities’;
  • Groundwater Management Policy Document;
  • Water Level Management Policy and Water Level Decisions 2018;
  • Policy Memorandum on Water and Space;
  • Fish Policy Memorandum 2015 - 2025;
  • Note on Fishing Policy (appendix) - Green Deal Lead-Free Recreational Fishing;
  • Flood Defense Management Plan 2019.