Collaboration project between the province of Overijssel, The Netherlands

and Teleorman county, Romania

Visit Report, The Netherlands
16 19 of May

Introduction
The visit to the Netherlands was focused on aspects related to flood protection, water and
wastewater sector but also on the management of communication and involvement of the public
in the areas mentioned above. The participants were from County Council Teleorman, River
Basin Administration Arges Vedea, SGA Teleorman and Water Management Center. The visit
took place in the period 16 29 May 2011. In total 9 participants joined. The visit was supported
by two Romanian consultants (both member of the project team).
The list of participants is presented below:
No

Name

Function

Institution

Theodor Cosma

Technical Director

SC Apa Serv SA

Barbu Ion

Director

SGA Teleorman

Zaharia Leonard

Expert

SGA Teleorman

Mihaela Tudor

Director

Teleorman County Council

Dana Banu

Executive Director

WMC Turnu Magurele

Eugenia Preda

Expert

WMC Turnu Magurele

Lucian Burdusel

Expert

WMC Turnu Magurele

Cristian Barbu

Geara Ion
Gheorghe
Catalin

Mayor of Islaz Commune

10

Cristina
Angheluta

Consultant

Royal Haskoning

11

Mihaela Oproiu

Consultant

Royal Haskoning

ABA Arges Vedea

Program of the visit

Day 1
Travel from Bucharest to Zwolle, The Netherlands. Meeting with Frank Keukelaar from Royal
Haskoning. Frank presented several aspects on regard to flood mapping And a series of informal
discussions on regard to flood protection aspects and responsibilities on emergency situations
took place during dinner.

Day 2
Travel from Zwolle to Doetinchem to the Water board Rijn and Ijssel. Bram Zandstra and Bert
Alexander held a presentation on the activities, especially on dike maintenance and of
international projects of the water board. Discussions took place on regard to the laboratory test
made by the water board on the impact of waves on various types of grass. Even a pilot project
ide came from Cristian Barbu about testing a specific type of grass on the dike sector in
Teleorman.
In the afternoon, the delegation travelled to the water quality laboratory commune for the water
boards Rijn and Ijssel and Regge and Dinkel.

Day 3
In the third day the delegation was split in two groups. First group (Mihaela Tudor, Dana Banu,
Eugenia Preda, Mihaela Oproiu) went to Mapple and had discussions with the water boards Velt
and Vecht on activity 5.1 and with water board Reest and Wieden on activity 4.
The second group, together with the water board Rijn and Ijssel went to visit the dikes and in the
afternoon to the water company Vitens.

Day 4
Travel from Amsterdam to Bucharest.