Company profile Waterschap Noorderzijlvest

Living safely with water

Water Authority Noorderzijlvest 

Are you interested in water management? We invite you to get to know the work of Water Authority Noorderzijlvest. Every day we work on living safely with water, clean and healthy water, threated water and sufficient water in every season. Our country lies below sea level and is vulnerable to flooding. Enormous efforts have to be made to keep our region (North and West Groningen, Northwest Drenthe and the Friesland part of the Lauwersmeer) a safe place to live in and to ensure that there is sufficient clean water. With the recent challenges of climate change, water management is more necessary than ever before. This involves building and maintaining dykes, dredging and wastewater treatment. But the work also entails flood protection and regulating water levels, water quality management and preventing droughts or water surpluses. We have knowledge and expertise on water governance and together with our partners we do the best we can to keep our delta safe. www.noorderzijlvest.nl

Workshop description:

Workshop Water Authority Noorderzijlvest

Experience the challenges of water management. Are you interested in water management? Register for our interactive game. Imagine you have been chosen as a political representative in the board of the water authority (Waterschap). Together with your team you will decide on living safely with water. Would

you strengthen dykes? Is it still safe to build houses in certain areas? How do you temporarily store surplus water? It is up to you and your team. In the meantime you have to deal with  different stakeholders, parties and interests. Just as the water authority does in real life. Our dijkgraaf Roeland van der Schaaf, the chair of our water authority, will introduce the game which you will play in teams. Also, you will learn more about study and job opportunities that Noorderzijlvest is offering. Do you join our water ambitions?

www.noorderzijlvest.nl