Water Boards Act of the Netherlands
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The Water Boards Act of the Netherlands is a key Dutch law that defines the organization, powers, and responsibilities of regional water authorities responsible for water management and flood protection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Water Boards Act of the Netherlands canonical | 1 |
| Waterschapswet | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch law
ⓘ
statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure sustainable water management
ⓘ
protect people and property from flooding ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
flood defence structures managed by water boards
ⓘ
regional water authorities of the Netherlands ⓘ regional water systems in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| concerns |
groundwater management
ⓘ
surface water management ⓘ water quality management ⓘ water quantity management ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| defines |
tasks of water boards in flood defence
ⓘ
tasks of water boards in wastewater treatment ⓘ tasks of water boards in water level control ⓘ tasks of water boards in water quality control ⓘ |
| definesRoleOf |
hoogheemraadschappen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
waterschappen ⓘ |
| establishes |
competences of water boards
ⓘ
governance structure of water boards ⓘ legal status of water boards ⓘ |
| frameworkFor |
democratic governance of water boards
ⓘ
financing of regional water management ⓘ representation of stakeholders in water boards ⓘ |
| grantsPower |
issuing water-related regulations
ⓘ
levying water management taxes ⓘ maintaining water infrastructure ⓘ managing regional water systems ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ water law ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch water management legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allocate responsibilities for water-related tasks
ⓘ
to ensure effective water management ⓘ to ensure flood protection ⓘ to provide a legal framework for regional water authorities ⓘ |
| regulates |
organization of regional water authorities
ⓘ
powers of regional water authorities ⓘ responsibilities of regional water authorities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dutch dike and polder management
ⓘ
Dutch system of regional water authorities ⓘ Water Act of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ flood risk management in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| subject |
flood protection
ⓘ
regional water governance ⓘ water management ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Provinciewet
this entity surface form:
Waterschapswet