Vallei and Veluwe Water Authority What the Water Authority is and does Reindert Stellingwerff, policy advisor in floodprotection, levee specialist Wageningen, 5 March 2019
The VVWA’s field of operations
The history of water authorities 1200 – foundation of the first water authority 1850 – 3,500 water authorities 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 1950 – 2,500 water authorities 2019 - 21 water authorities
Key figures Area 245,644 hectares 1,1 million Residents 24,009 Businesses 1,534,000 Pollution units 37 municipalities Provinces Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel Organisation 489 full-time employees 1 head-office 6 regional offices
Key figures Water A-watercourses: 2,283 km B-watercourses: 958 km C-watercourses: 12,765 km Primary dikes: 141 km Regional dikes: 48 km Other dikes: 61 km Technology Large polder pumping stations: 22 Wastewater treatment plants: 16
Contour map Lowest point: 0.8 m – NAP (Normal Amsterdam Level) Municipality of Oldebroek, Noordeinde Highest point: 103 m + NAP Municipality of Apeldoorn, Hoog Soeren, Torenberg
Water authority is government General administration 30 members Daily administration Chairperson and three other members Official organisation
Budget Budget for 2019 - € 149.5 million • Budget 2019 water system - € 64.6 million • Budget 2019 waste water treatment - € 84.9 million • Investments water system in the next 5 years € 146.9 million • Investments waste water treatment in the next 5 years € 96.5 million
Water Authority tax Two taxes • Purification levy/Pollution levy • Water system levy
The core tasks of Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe
The symbol of our core tasks
Safe and secure dikes
Sufficient and clean surface water
Regulating the water level
Purifying waste water
20 March 2019 elections https://www.waterschapsverkiezingen.nl/
Focus: Circular economy
Focus: Urban water management
Climate adaptation/adjustment
Focus: Soils and water
Energy and raw materials plant • Energy -neutral water purification. • Energy -producing water purification in the future. • Focus on recovering raw materials.
Innovation NEREDA technology for sewage processing plants
Working together in the water chain
Healthy quality of life
Stimulating recreational joint use
Cultural history
Education
Everything clear… More information? www.vallei-veluwe.nl
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