Vision on our water heritage
The water board has a wealth of water heritage dating back centuries. The polder mills, old pumping stations, locks, and dikes are, of course, immediately apparent in the landscape. But we also have a large collection of objects from the water board's past: from beautiful maps and finely engraved glasses to millwright tools. Together, all these monuments and objects tell the story of our water management through the centuries. All this water heritage can be linked to our water board tasks. With all these buildings and objects, we are in an excellent position to tell our water story. This enables us to focus on increasing water awareness and acknowledgement our tasks.
This, in a nutshell, is the essence of our vision on water heritage, as established by the general board.
The vision describes three guiding principles that help us to manage our water heritage in an appropriate manner:
- Water heritage is our concern.
- Water heritage belongs to and is for everyone.
- The operational hydraulic use of the heritage always takes precedence.
Now it's time to seize the opportunities offered by our water heritage. We are using our treasures from the past to build the future!