A water board (Dutch: "waterschap" or "hoogheemraadschap", Flanders and Northern France: "watringue", France: "agence de l'eau", German: "Wasserverband") is a regional organisation charged with the supply of water and care of water levels in its area.
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Water board (The Netherlands) — Dutch water boards ( nl. waterschappen or nl. hoogheemraadschappen ) are regional government bodies in the Netherlands. A water board is charged with managing the water barriers, the waterways, the water levels, and the water quality in its… … Wikipedia
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Metropolitan Water Board (London) — The Metropolitan Water Board s headquarters in Finsbury. Now residential. (November 2005) The Metropolitan Water Board was founded in 1903 to bring the nine private water companies supplying water to London under a single public body. The members … Wikipedia
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Metropolitan Water Board — can refer to Metropolitan Water Board (London) Metropolitan Water Board (Perth) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to … Wikipedia
