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Water authority/West (Randstad)· Delft

Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland

Delfland

Dichtbevolkte Randstad — zorgplicht waterkwaliteit + zeekering. Houdt Westland-tuinbouw droog, zuivert afvalwater metropool.

hhdelfland.nl ↗Residents of Zuid-Holland (delen bij Den Haag, Delft, Maassluis)
/ 02 — Key figures
Residents
1.300.000
Area
410km²
Annual budget
€ 190,0 mln
FTE
430
5 treatment plants
Budget per resident
€ 146
incl. water-system levy
Budget per km²
€ 463 dzd
management density
Budget per FTE
€ 442 dzd
labour intensity
/ 03 — Tasks & funding
Water safety

Primary flood defences (dykes along the sea, rivers, IJsselmeer) plus regional defences. Tested every 12 years under the Water Act. High Water Protection Programme co-financing via the Delta Fund.

Water quality + treatment

5 sewage treatment plants — domestic and industrial wastewater is treated. EU Water Framework Directive.

Own taxes

Water-system levy (residents + landowners/nature) + treatment levy (households) + pollution levy (companies). Own board (general + executive) via direct elections — held alongside Provincial Council elections.