Vallei en Veluwe Water Board

Vallei en Veluwe operates in 37 municipalities in the provinces Utrecht, Gelderland and Overijssel

Water Board Vallei en Veluwe operates in:

Some municipalities are located in their entirety within the Vallei en Veluwe area. Other municipalities are located only partly within this area. Do you want to know in which Water Board area you live? Check the Union of Water Boards website. Enter your zip code (Dutch: postcode) on the website.

Water Board Tax

The Water Board maintains the dikes. And provides enough and clean water in your area. Therefore you can live, work and relax safely. The Water Board funds this with the taxes you pay. Every year the Water Board sets the rates for various taxes. This can be a fixed amount. Or a variable amount, like a percentage of your property value.

Remission

As of tax year 2024 the remission policy of the Water Board Vallei will become more lenient. 

This means more people are eligible for remission: 

• Small business with an income at welfare level are now eligible for remission.
• The calculation of disposable income will now take the costs of childcare into account.
• Income limits were raised for households with one or more people at the state pensioners age (AOW).
• The limits for the combined balance of all bank accounts per household were raised (vermogensnorm).

Learn more about requesting remission

What does the Waterboard do with the taxes I pay?

The Waterboard ensures that you can live, work and recreate safely with water. Now and in the future.

Clean water

Clean water is important. At our treatment plants sewage water is cleaned before it is returned to nature. We join forces with residents and other organisations to ensure the quality of water in ditches and canals, for instance. 

Sufficient water

We manage surface water levels. We retain water when it is necessary. For instance by raising weirs and stopping pumping stations. When it gets too wet, we drain the water as quickly as possible. We maintain a proper balance of water levels for people and nature.

Strong dikes

Part of the area lies below sea level. Strong dikes are of vital importance. They protect us from the water. We inspect, repair and improve our dikes as sustainably and innovatively as possible. So that they are safe now and in the future.

The leaflet pictured above contains the following information.

The Waterboard puts your taxes to good use

Water purification charge: 

• In sewage treatment plants we clean the sewage water from showerdrains, toilets and drains from households, companies and industry. 

Pollution charge:

• Residents and companies who discharge water directly to surface waters pay this charge.

Water system charge

With the proceeds of this tax:

• The right water levels are insured by using pumping stations: not too high, not too low.
• Water storage facilities collect excess water after heavy showers and ensures residents and companies keep dry feet.
• They dredge to improve water flow, water quality and aquatic life.
• They monitor and improve water quality so that people can swim safely in recreational lakes. For example they fight blue-green algae.
• They strengthen dykes and embankments so that they continue to provide sufficient protection in the future.
• With nature-friendly banks, they ensure cleaner and healthier water, so many different plants and animals can live there safely.

More information?

• Read the Vallei en Veluwe Water Board leaflet (Dutch only).
• Want to leaurn more about the activities of the Water Board? Check the Vallei en Veluwe Water Board website (in Dutch). 
• Visit the Vallei en Veluwe rates page.