gemeente Waterland

Name

gemeente Waterland

Legal name

Gemeente Waterland

Website

https://waterland.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gemeente Waterland is a Dutch municipality in North Holland serving 17,000+ residents across ten villages, providing statutory public services including civil registry, waste management, permits, taxation, social care, and housing development through digital and physical channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE), Detention, Retention & Storage Systems (Ponds, Tanks, Vaults) (EUANAEAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civil registry services
• Waste management
• Permit and licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Monnickendam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gemeente Waterland is a Dutch municipality in North Holland province that delivers public administrative services to approximately 17,000 residents across ten villages. Its offerings include civil registry services (passports, IDs, driver's licenses), waste collection and recycling, building and event permits, municipal taxation (WOZ, waste levy, sewerage fee, tourist tax, dog tax), social care and welfare support, youth and education services, urban planning and housing development, sustainability programs, and civic participation tools. Service delivery is enabled through a digital portal (mijn.waterland.nl), appointment booking, and a physical service counter in Monnickendam.

Product overview

Gemeente Waterland operates a comprehensive digital municipal services portal (waterland.nl) providing citizen-facing government services. The offering is a platform of interconnected digital services rather than a unified software product. Key service areas include: civil registry services (appointments for passports, IDs, driver's licenses via Qmatic), public space reporting (via Fixi app integration), waste management, tax services, permit applications, sustainability programs including a sustainability fund loan program, urban development and housing projects, youth and education services, social care, tourism information, and civic participation tools. The digital infrastructure includes secure email (ZIVVER), accessibility features (ReadSpeaker), analytics (Google Analytics, Siteimprove), identity verification (DigiD, E-herkenning), and web archiving (PageFreezer). Major ongoing projects include the Gouwhaven development (~700 homes) and 't Eilandhart Marken (99 homes).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Appointment Booking
• Public Space Reporting (Melding Openbare Ruimte)
• Waste Management Services
• Permit Applications
• Municipal Tax Services
• Civil Registry and Identity Documents
• Urban Development and Housing Projects
• Duurzaamheidsfonds Waterland (Sustainability Fund)
• Social Care and Welfare Services
• Youth and Education Services
• Woo Information Requests

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HVC (Houdster Vereniging Casimir)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Starting May 1, 2026, HVC became the new waste collection provider for Gemeente Waterland, replacing REMONDIS. HVC handles household waste collection and operates the environmental waste center (milieustraat) access system.
• Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers (COA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOA coordinates asylum seeker reception in the Netherlands. Gemeente Waterland has agreed to cooperate with temporary reception of asylum seekers at the Van der Valk hotel in Katwoude until April 2026. COA organizes stakeholder meetings (such as the July 9 meeting at AZC Katwoude) to connect refugees with local employers and voluntary work opportunities.
• Natuur en Milieufederatie Noord-HollandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Natuur en Milieufederade Noord-Holland organized an information evening on ground source heat pumps in Broek in Waterland (July 7, 2026). Jaap Hermans from the organization provided information on making homes more sustainable step by step.
• Edam-Volendam and Purmerend (Strategische Gebiedsvisie De Purmer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipalities of Edam-Volendam, Waterland, and Purmerend jointly developed the Strategic Gebiedsvisie De Purmer 2035, outlining shared ambitions for the region including agriculture, recreation, nature development, housing, and businesses. The visie was adopted by all three municipal councils in 2024-2025.
• Hoorne Vastgoed and BPD | Bouwfonds GebiedsontwikkelingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partners for the Galgeriet/Gouwhaven redevelopment project in Monnickendam. Together with Gemeente Waterland, they are transforming the former industrial estate into a mixed residential area with approximately 700 rental, ownership, and care homes plus commercial facilities.
• Stichting Philadelphia and Stichting WooncompagnieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare housing partners for the Galgeriet project. An intention agreement was signed for 33 residential units for people with intellectual disabilities requiring care and services. Wooncompagnie also provides social rental housing (49 units via Intermaris and 20 units via Stichting Boeglijn).
• Stichting BoeglijnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal foundation established by parents within Gemeente Waterland to develop housing for young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASS). An intention agreement was signed for 18 residential units in phase 2 of the Galgeriet project, combining housing, care, and services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gemeente Edam-Volendam: Co-signatory of the De Purmer 2035 regional visie and a similarly sized rural/water-adjacent municipality in North Holland. Directly comparable in scale, service mix, and demographic profile, making it the closest counterpart for benchmarking municipal performance.
• Gemeente Amstelveen: Suburban North Holland municipality with a similar mix of urban development, sustainability programs, and a comparable culturally diverse population. A natural peer for benchmarking housing development, sustainability fund design, and digital citizen services.
• Gemeente Haarlemmermeer: Large suburban municipality in North Holland with a major housing development pipeline and Polder-based urban planning lineage. Comparable as a peer for large-scale housing programming, milieustraat operations, and water-area management.
• Gemeente Landsmeer: Small neighboring municipality in the Waterland region offering a comparable low-population municipal service profile. Useful as a peer benchmark for small-municipality cost structure and digital service delivery.
• Gemeente Purmerend: Adjacent municipality in North Holland and co-author of the Strategische Gebiedsvisie De Purmer 2035. Operates the same kind of municipal services portfolio (civil registry, waste, permits, urban planning) and serves as a regional operational hub that Waterland interacts with on daily service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG): The national association representing all Dutch municipalities, including Waterland. While not a peer municipality, VNG sets shared standards (e.g., common digital identity frameworks, VNG Realisatie tooling) that shape Waterland's service delivery and procurement choices.
• Gemeente Amsterdam: The dominant municipal government in the North Holland region and a broad incumbent in Dutch municipal governance. Useful as a comparator for digital service scale (Amsterdam.nl), large-scale housing policy, and sustainability program design, though vastly larger in population and budget.

Others

• Centric: Major Dutch IT services provider to the public sector, supplying municipal back-office, citizen portal, and document management solutions used by many Dutch municipalities. Relevant as a potential vendor/partner for Waterland's digital service stack (mijn.waterland.nl, ZIVVER-adjacent tooling).
• Provincie Noord-Holland: Provincial authority overseeing Waterland's region and a key funding/intermediary partner for regional infrastructure, housing, and sustainability programs. Not a direct peer municipality, but a higher-tier government whose priorities shape Waterland's operating environment.
• PinkRoccade: Dutch IT vendor specializing in local government software, including citizen engagement, BRP/civil registry, and municipal finance solutions. A plausible partner or vendor counterpart for Waterland's civil registry and tax services operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gemwaterland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-waterland
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemwaterland

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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