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Central

National level authorities are responsible for:

• coordination of federal and regional authorities,
• management of coastal waters under the WFD.

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

• legislation and implementation of the policies and legislation regarding water management, including the Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive,
• management of River Basin Districts within their borders,
• coordination with neighbouring countries in shared river basins,
• preparation of FRMPs and RBMPs,
• regulation of polluting industries and production and supply of water,
• oversight of water quality, treatment of wastewater and other environmental plans which might impact water policy,
• setting of standards for water quality and regulating catchment areas and volumes,
• monitoring of drinking water quality,
• water services including drinking water supply, sewerage and waste water treatment via regionally owned companies (in cases also working with local, private and mixed companies).

Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

• implementing legislation at local level,
• management of small and non-navigable water bodies,
• management of drinking water and waste water services (often delegated to regional or intermunicipal water companies).

In Wallonia, local authorities work together and with stakeholders in participatory river contracts to address common issues in river sub-basins.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Central

• Federal Public Service for Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment

Regional

• Brussels Environment (Bruxelles Environnement)
• Environnement Wallonie
• Flanders Environment Agency

Local

• Local authorities (municipalite-gemeente-gemeinde)
  
• Wallonia River Contracts
  

Sources

• Assessment of the second River Basin Management Plan of Belgium
• Assessment of the first Flood Risk Management Plan of Belgium
• ​​Website of Federal Public Service for Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
• First Belgian National Voluntary Review on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda
• EurEau, The governance of water services in Europe