Vereniging Nederlandse

Riviergemeenten(VNR)

Union Dutch River MunicipalitiesAssocation Cummunes des fleuves Pay-Bas

29 septembre 2012Adéroise

VNR

Members:80 Towns MunicipalitésMayor or alderman Maire ou échevins de la ville

Activities:Exchange of information Echanger des informationExchange of experience Echanger des expérienceInformal management discussion Conversation décontractéeLooking after interests Gestion des intérêtsInfluence of other authorities

5 board members Conseiller de direction, 5Small office Petit bureau

Members of VNR delegationJos Penninx Mayor of Voorst

Chairman taakgroep IJsselBoard member VNR

Gerard IJff Alderman of RoermondChairman taakgroep MeuseBoard member VNR

Edmee van der Hoeven Secretary VNROfficemanager VNR

Arised from:

Water pollution in Switzerland 1988Gather informationBeing strong together

Floods in 1993 and 1995programmes for the rivers

Delta Programme in 2010protect our country against high waterkeep fresh water supply up to standardnow and in the future

Water management in Holland, different authorities1 country12 provinces25 bodies of surveyors of the dikes/water authorities415 municipalities

Rivers:MaasRhine/WaalIJssel

Fleuves:MeuseRhin /WaalIJssel

Maas/Meuse

IJssel

Rhin(e)/Waal

Maas / Meuse

Maas / Meuse

Waal

Rhin(e)/Waal

IJssel

IJssel

IJssel

What can we do about it?

Film www.ruimtevoorderivier.nl/meta-navigatie/english

Entire spatial planning, aspects:waternatureeconomicrecreationtourismindustrial

Projects:Room for the RiverIntegral exploration MeuseDelta Programme

VNR

IJssel, IJsselsprong (IJsseljump)Replacement of dike Cortenoever (Brummen)Replacement of dike VoorsterkleiExtension of river forelandHousing in ZutphenCountry estate in VoorstTraffic / roads

MunicipalitiesZutphenVoorstBrummen

IJsselsprong

Village of VoorstVoorsterklei

City of Zutphen

City of Brummen

Reservation of spaceReplacement of dikes

Project IJsselsprongNational Law “space for rivers” 2005Higher level North SeaHigher discharge of water of Rhine16.000 -> 18.000 m3/sec

Decision 2006

Project IJsselsprong

Partners: Municipalities

Province Waterauthority

National Ministries of Water and Housing Envernmont

Reservation of spaceReplacement of dikes

Project IJsselsprong

Three possible solutions may 2007

new riverarm hidden bypass or water in the riversecondary channel

Reservation of space

Vision 2011

Financial indications IJselsprong

Blue2 dikes 136 mln1 dike 23

Green zones 29

Grey:Road Voorst 27Zutphen 61Brummen 6

Red3000 woningen ??

Replacements of dikes in municipality of Voorst?

Than:Solve traffic problemsNew road around village of Voorst

Interactive research 4: 1 options

Historical places

VNR

Maas, Roermond, Maasplassen (movie)Economical developmentDevelopment of tourism

Grensmaas

Protection of the land against high water, financed by graveldigging

Lus van Linne

Developing riverbased nature again financed by graveldiggingAlso 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 closedThis leads to hughe development of the total areaNow we have to use this side river for discharge of waterSo the total area has reshuffeld again to protect the villages and neighbourhood

Delta programme

Looking forward to 2100Deltaprogramme:

to protect our country against high water andkeep our fresh water supply up to standardnow and in the future

Change of climaterise of sea levelfrequent and heavy rainshowersmore water discharge by rivers (flooding)water level IJsselmeercoastal defense

Deltaprogramme:Looking forward in the far future (2100)Meanwhile taking chances in presentLocal information is essential

VNRCollects informationRepresentation in steering committeesInfluencing other authoritiesDialogue with residents and stakeholders

Questions?