Rijkswaterstaat

Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) is responsible for the design, construction, management and maintenance of the main infrastructure facilities in the Netherlands. This includes the main road network, the main waterway network and national water systems. RWS conducts various knowledge and implementation tasks in the field of water management. RWS is the competent authority for the Dutch Continental Shelf and RWS is also responsible for the coordination and exploitation of the MSFD national monitoring. RWS is the primary MSFD policy advisor for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.