Permits
licence or report an activity
Are you going to be working in the water or in the neighbourhood water? Or are you going to be carrying out an activity that affects the water? Examples include filling in a ditch, building a shed along the water, extracting groundwater, or discharging wastewater.
You may need a licence us for this. In other situations, providing information about your activity or submitting a report may be sufficient.
Inform yourself well
It is important that you thoroughly inform yourself about the regulations that apply to your situation before you start your activity. You can do this via our website and the Omgevingsloket(Environment Desk) .
Information on our website
The website contains pages about various activities that are subject to water board regulations. There are also information pages that explain what various regulations entail, such as the permit requirement or the duty of care.
The pages help you understand, step by step, what the rules are and what you need to do to comply with them.
Environmental desk
At the Omgevingsloket (Environment Desk), you can use the Permit Check to check which regulations apply to your situation.
Don't licence ? Then you can use Tailored Measures to see which duty of care or general rules apply to your situation.
Do you know what you need to know? Then you can licence your licence , submit a notification, or provide the requested information via Applications in the Omgevingsloket (Environment Portal).
Do you have questions about using the Omgevingsloket? You may find the answers in the Omgevingsloket Help Center at .
Always perform a license check
To find out which regulations apply to your activity, we recommend that you always use the Permit Check via the Omgevingsloket (Environment Desk). The Permit Check will immediately show you whether you licence a licence , have to submit a notification, or provide information.
The rules may vary depending on the location and activity. That is why it is important to always perform this check.
Find out what general rules apply
Don't licence ? Then general rules or the duty of care always apply. After the Permit Check, find out which general rules and duty of care apply to your situation. You can do this via the pages on this website or via Tailored Measures in the Environment Desk.
Customized measures work in the same way as the Permit Check. At the end, you will receive an overview of the duty of care and the general rules that apply to you.
Submit your request or report
Do you know what you need to do and do you need to licence a licence , submit a notification, or provide information? If so, you can do this via the Omgevingsloket (Environment Desk).
Submit an application or report
Questions or need help?
Do you have any questions or are you having trouble figuring something out? Feel free to contact us via our contact form or our Customer Contact Center (KCC) at 072 582 8282.
We are happy to help you. Together, we can ensure safe, clean, and sufficient water!