November 10, 2010

High-Water Protection Programme

Anske van der Laan, Technisch Manager.Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment.

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Content

• Safety first• Facts about the Netherlands• Present approach to Flood Protection• Roles of Ministry in Flood Protection• Other organisations in Flood Protection• High Water protection Programme• Results 2nd safety test (2006)• Programme Bureau• Project pictures

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Safety first!

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Some facts about the Netherlands

area below MSL, or threatened by rivers:

high

low

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

• 41.528 km²

• 26% below mean sea level (NAP)

• 66% of the area is flood prone

• 9 million people live in these low areas

• 65% of GDP is earned in flood-vulnerable area

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Present approach to Flood Protection

• 1996 Flood Defence Act -> 2010 Water Act!

• Objective: durably maintain Objective: durably maintain the achieved safety level the achieved safety level

• Based on approach Delta Committee

• 53 ‘dike ring areas’ with safety standard; probability of exceedence

• 5 yearly assessment

Current safety standards:

1/10.000 a year

1/4000 a year

1/2000 a year

1/1250 a year

nr. dike ring area

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Roles of Ministry in Flood Protection

Roles Directorate General Water, policymakingpolicymaking• Prepare legislation, safety standards• Responsible for guidelines (VTV) and hydraulic boundary conditions (HR) for

safety assessment/test• Financing the reinforcement of water defences, the High Water Protection

Programme

Roles Directorate General Rijkswaterstaat, implementationimplementation• Implement guidelines and boundary conditions for safety tests• Manager and maintenance of coastline, rivers and 10% of the defences

(mainly dams)

Role Transport and Water Management Inspectorate, InspectionInspection• Evaluate safety test and management

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Other organisations in Flood Protection

26 Water Boards (manage 90% of defences)• Daily management and maintenance • Carry out safety assessment and reinforcement

works

11 Provinces• Regional supervision

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What is the High-Water Protection Programme?

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Results 2nd safety test (2006)

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Programme Bureau

• 25 - 27 employees• 2.3 B€’s (3?)• Finished in 2015 (2017?)

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Project pictures

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Project pictures

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Thank you for your attention

Questions?