Flood Risk Directive - areas with Potentially Significant Flood Risk EU2018 levels

Areas with Potentially Significant Flood Risk in the Netherlands contains the designated areas from the report 'Flood Risks in the Netherlands, 2018' that are classified as A, B, C and represented as areas. Preliminary flood risk assessment and designation of areas with potentially significant flood risk in the context of the European Flood Risk Directive (FD) 2nd cycle: 2016 – 2021'. The areas have been designated on the basis of the following principles: Areas are distinguished according to the four separate river basin districts; Areas are subdivided according to the four types (A, B, C, D) of flooding, reflecting the difference in protection, as well as the diversity in responsibilities and roles of governments involved; The boundaries of the areas are based on the outer limits of the potentially floodable area, as determined on the basis of simulations from the national flood database. For the primary flood defences, the area has been filled up to the high ground line. The national canal dikes are part of the designated areas. In total, 14 GPSOR are awarded in the Netherlands. Areas of Type D do not occur in the Eems and Scheldt river basins. There are areas that can flood from both the main water system (B) and the regional water system (C).