Vereniging Nederlandse Riviergemeenten (VNR) Union Dutch River Municipalities Assocation Cummunes des fleuves Pay-Bas 29 septembre 2012 Adéroise

VNR Members: 80 TownsMunicipalités Mayor or aldermanMaire ou échevins de la ville Activities: Exchange of informationEchanger des information Exchange of experienceEchanger des expérience Informal management discussionConversation décontractée Looking after interestsGestion des intérêts Influence of other authorities 5 board membersConseiller de direction, 5 Small officePetit bureau

Members of VNR delegation Jos PenninxMayor of Voorst Chairman taakgroep IJssel Board member VNR Gerard IJffAlderman of Roermond Chairman taakgroep Meuse Board member VNR Edmee van der HoevenSecretary VNR Officemanager VNR

Arised from: Water pollution in Switzerland 1988 Gather information Being strong together Floods in 1993 and 1995 programmes for the rivers Delta Programme in 2010 protect our country against high water keep fresh water supply up to standard now and in the future

Water management in Holland, different authorities 1 country 12 provinces 25 bodies of surveyors of the dikes/water authorities 415 municipalities

Rivers: Maas Rhine/Waal IJssel Fleuves: Meuse Rhin /Waal IJssel Maas/Meuse IJssel Rhin(e)/Waal

Maas / Meuse

Waal

Rhin(e)/Waal

IJssel

What can we do about it? Film

Entire spatial planning, aspects: water nature economic recreation tourism industrial Projects: Room for the River Integral exploration Meuse Delta Programme

VNR IJssel, IJsselsprong (IJsseljump) Replacement of dike Cortenoever (Brummen) Replacement of dike Voorsterklei Extension of river foreland Housing in Zutphen Country estate in Voorst Traffic / roads Municipalities Zutphen Voorst Brummen

IJsselsprong Village of Voorst Voorsterklei City of Zutphen City of Brummen

Reservation of space Replacement of dikes Project IJsselsprong National Law “space for rivers” 2005 Higher level North Sea Higher discharge of water of Rhine > m3/sec Decision 2006

Project IJsselsprong Partners: Municipalities Province Waterauthority National Ministries of Water and Housing Envernmont

Reservation of space Replacement of dikes Project IJsselsprong Three possible solutions may 2007 new riverarm hidden bypass or water in the river secondary channel

Reservation of space Vision 2011

Financial indications IJselsprong Blue 2 dikes 136 mln 1 dike 23 Green zones 29 Grey: Road Voorst 27 Zutphen 61 Brummen 6 Red 3000 woningen ??

Replacements of dikes in municipality of Voorst? Than: Solve traffic problems New road around village of Voorst Interactive research 4: 1 options Historical places

VNR Maas, Roermond, Maasplassen (movie) Economical development Development of tourism

Grensmaas Protection of the land against high water, financed by graveldigging

Lus van Linne Developing riverbased nature again financed by graveldigging Also leading decreasing of the water level

Maasplassen Lake district of the Meuse Economic development with leisure and recreational activities

Ooijen-Wanssum In 1995 a side river (10 km) of the is Meuse closed This leads to hughe development of the total area Now we have to use this side river for discharge of water So the total area has reshuffeld again to protect the villages and neighbourhood

Delta programme

Looking forward to 2100 Deltaprogramme: to protect our country against high water and keep our fresh water supply up to standard now and in the future Change of climate rise of sea level frequent and heavy rainshowers more water discharge by rivers (flooding) water level IJsselmeer coastal defense

Deltaprogramme: Looking forward in the far future (2100) Meanwhile taking chances in present Local information is essential VNR Collects information Representation in steering committees Influencing other authorities Dialogue with residents and stakeholders

Questions?