What happened before

A shared view of WBS

A 'Water and soil guiding principle' presents many perspectives. We noticed this during the listening phase within Noorderzijlvest. The perspective of the dyke reeve is simply different from that of our specialists in the field. These insights are already valuable. The significance of WBS for our work is not entirely clear; there is a need for frameworks and direction. To achieve this, we need the outside environment.  

With insights from within; to the outside world!

With valuable insights from our own organisation we are now focusing our study on stakeholders in our region. In this 'external listening phase,' we are curious to hear your views on the Water and Soil Guiding Principle! Share your ideas and thoughts.

The phases of our study 

We conduct our Water and Soil guiding principle study in three key phases. We would like to explain the essence of this to you.

    Essence of the study

WBS study to date

Our study has been ongoing for some time within the Noorderzijlvest Water Authority. For example, we heard:

“Residents often have no idea what we do as water authority ” - Maintenance team

“We need to translate this into implementable policy” - Permits team

"We need concrete and understandable stories and examples" - Strategy team

"It's mainly about cooperation; the water authority is not the club that controls water and soil." - Board

In this process, it is important that we continue to listen and not pass judgment on what we hear. We will continue to listen outside the water authority. We ask many open questions to stimulate thoughts and discussion on 'water and soil guiding principle'. In addition to putting a lot of thought into the process of embedding the 'water and soil guiding principle' in spatial developments in our area, we also see a need for an practical framework to help us make decisions. This will ultimately help to create future-proof added value for the area in which we live.