Waterschap Amstel, Gooi en Vecht

About Waterschap Amstel, Gooi en Vecht

The Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Board extends from Amsterdam to Utrecht and from west to east from Uithoorn to Hilversum. The area of the Amstel, Gooi en Vecht Water Board covers an area of 700 km², spread across three provinces. The variety in the landscape is striking: from picturesque villages, beautiful polders, scenic rivers and low-lying peat areas, to densely populated cities, vast forests and enormous lakes. Approximately 1.3 million people live, recreate, and work in the water board's area. This makes it the second most urbanized area of all water boards. The (societal) tasks of the water board are numerous. This requires a broad general board that can make well-considered decisions and a daily board that supervises the day-to-day running of the water board. The dike reeve chairs both the general board and the daily board.