Central

Central authorities:

• formulate policy,
• monitor and assess the status of groundwater and surface water,
• enforce regulations,
• carry out pressure and impact analysis, economic analysis,
• prepare and coordinate the implementation of the RBMPs and Programme of Measures,
• coordinate the preliminary flood risk assessment, flood maps and the FRMPs for the International River Basin Districts if needed, prepare the two overarching FRMPs incorporating municipal FRMPs,
• coordinate public participation, 
• issue permits,
• provide assistance regarding environmental policy in general and the WFD in particular,
• disseminate knowledge,
• coordinate international cooperation,
• Oversee water supply and waste water management.

The Danish Environmental Protection Agency, a technical agency under the Ministry of Environment and Food, is responsible for water management.

Regional

No water competencies were identified at regional level.

Local

Municipalities:

• carry out operational responsibilities for water management,
• implement most of the intervention programmes,
• develop local action plans regarding water management, based on the RBMPs,
• prepare and implement municipal FRMPs,
• own water supply and waste water treatment companies (other water service providers are owned directly by consumers)

Responsible ministries/bodies

Central

• Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy (Miljø- og Fødevareministeriet)
• Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen) Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Utilities (Klima-, Energi og Bygningsministeriet)

Regional

• Regional authorities – regions
• Regional Water Councils

Local

• Local authorities (Kommunerne)

Sources

• Assessment of the second River Basin Management Plan of Denmark
• Assessment of the first Flood Risk Management Plan of Denmark
• Ministry of the Environment and Food of Denmark
• OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Denmark 2019 (OECD)
• Final report. The implementation of the Water Framework Directive, a focused comparison of governance arrangements to improve water quality (Institute for Management Research Radboud University)
• EurEau, The governance of water services in Europe​