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Central

Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management:

• is responsible for the national policy framework and the strategic objectives for water management in the Netherlands,
• produces the National Water Plan (Nationaal Waterplan) containing the RBMPs and the FRMPs,
• prepares the PoMs as part of the RBMPs,
• takes responsibility for national water investment and management,
• supports surface water monitoring,
• supports the implementation of measures,
• takes responsibility for major water infrastructure (including dykes/flood protection),
• chairs the Water Steering Group (Stuurgroep Water), responsible for coordination with the Rijkswaterstaat, regions, municipalities and Water Authorities.

Regional

Provinces:

• translate national water policy into regional measures,
• monitor and assess the status of groundwater,
• enforce regulations,
• undertake pressure and impact analysis,
• coordinate public participation,
• implement and coordinate implementation of measures,
• take responsibility for spatial planning, including permitting for flood protection infrastructure,
• in some cases, ownership of water service companies

Water Boards:

• undertake operational water management,
• oversee and monitor water quantity and quality (including sewerage treatment and drinking water purification),
• develop water management plans for the water quality which feed into the RBMPs,
•  work with municipalities and regional offices,
• gather and balance the views and interests of stakeholders represented in their governance structures,
• take responsibility for water infrastructure not managed at national level (including dykes/flood protection),

Local

Municipalities:

• provide water supply, sewerage and waste water treatment infrastructure, managed via water companies by municipalities, 
• take responsibility for groundwater in urban areas,  
• support coordination for the implementation of WFD measures,
• take responsibility for coordination and crisis management during emergencies though safety regions (veiligheidsregio´s) defined by cooperation structures between municipalities,

Responsible ministries/bodies

Central

• Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat), specifically the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat)
• National Water Authority
  

Regional

• Regional water authorities (waterschap, wetterskip or hoogheemraadschap)
• Provinces (provincies)

Local

• ​Municipalities
  
  

Sources

• Evaluation of the Water Framework Directive in the Netherlands; costs and benefits
• Assessment of cost recovery through water pricing
• The EU Water Framework Directive: A multi-dimensional analysis of implementation and domestic impact
• The implementation of the Water Framework Directive
  
• Assessment of the first Flood Risk Management Plan for the Netherlands
  
• Assessment of the Second River Basin Management Plan for the Netherlands
  
• Waterwet 2009
  
• Nationaal Waterplan 2016-2021
• EurEau, The governance of water services in Europe