Amendment to Water Authority Regulation definitively adopted
On October 23, 2024, the Bestuur of Directors the Noorderzijlvest Water Authority decided to partially amend the Water Authority Regulations. No opinions were submitted on the draft amendments, which were available for inspection for eight weeks.
In addition, some of the areas of operation have also been updated. No opinions have been submitted regarding the draft of these amendments either.
The most important changes
Activities that require compensation for lost water storage capacity are now subject to a permit requirement rather than a notification requirement. These include, in particular, the filling in or reduction in size of watercourses, or the digging or enlargement of watercourses.
- The regulations ground disturbances involving pressure pipes are being relaxed. From now on, only ground disturbances involving pipes to which the Precautionary Measure applies will be subject to a reporting obligation. The other regulations duty of care and specific implementation rules) will continue to apply to ground disturbances involving all types of pressure pipes.
- From now on, there will no longer be a protection zone (five-meter zone inland) around the Paterswoldsemeer, because the water authority the Paterswoldsemeer does not need to carry out maintenance from the shore.
- The regulations the maintenance of works that have been carried out without prior permission, but for example following a notification, also apply to future stakeholders in the maintenance of those works.
Why is the Water Board Regulation being updated?
Since the introduction of the Environment and Planning Act January 1, 2024, and the Water Authority Regulation on January 2, 2024, the water authority has gained water authority in working with these new laws and regulations. In its implementation, the water authority has encountered water authority that required an update of a number regulations provisions. Sometimes there is too much regulatory pressure where it is no longer necessary or efficient. Sometimes the water authority sees water authority tightening up is needed to make responsibilities for maintenance or new activities, for example, explicitly clear.
What are areas of operation?
Areas of operation are maps of specific areas within our management area where certain regulations the Water Board Regulations apply. For example, different regulations apply regulations our flood defences dykes) than to our watercourses. The areas of operation are part of the Water Board Regulations and thus help water-management structures protect our water-management structures .
Announcement
The complete overview of the amendments to the Water Board Regulations, which Bestuur of Directors adopted by the Bestuur of Directors , can be found at officielebekendmakingen.nl: Water Board Gazette 2024, 22707 | Overheid.nl > Official announcements.
The announcement of the change in the areas of operation can be found at officielebekendmakingen.nl: Waterschapsblad 2024, 22755 | Overheid.nl > Official announcements.
The current version of the Water Authority Regulations of the Noorderzijlvest Water Authority can be consulted at lokaleregelgeving.nl: water authority Regulations water authority 2023 | Local legislation and regulations.
More information
The Water Board Regulations contain regulations your living environment in our region. Our Water Board Regulations