The Municipality of Westerveld has subsidies for taking measures for a sustainable garden, such as disconnecting rainwater from the sewer system, installing a rainwater facility, constructing a green roof or facade, replacing bricks with greenery, planting a tree or reusing rainwater.
Amount
Variable and depending on the measure taken and the total area, with a variable maximum per measure. For collective applications, a higher amount up to a maximum of €10,000 is possible. Check the specific amounts on the website of the provider of this grant.
Main conditions
You apply for the grant for an existing building or its yard
You apply for the grant within 6 months of taking the action
Meppel Municipality has subsidies for taking sustainable measures such as disconnecting the drainpipe, softening and greening your garden, constructing a green roof or green facade and collecting and/or beneficially reusing rainwater.
Amount
Variable and depends on the measure taken and the total area, with a variable maximum per measure. For collective applications, a higher amount per measure is possible. Check the specific amounts on the website of the provider of this subsidy.
Main conditions
You apply for the grant for an existing building or its yard
You apply for the grant within 6 months of taking the action
For each measure, specific conditions apply
Milieu Centraal only lists the most important conditions on this page and tries to keep them as up to date as possible. But sometimes things change; so you cannot derive any rights from this. Always look for more information and all current conditions on the website of the provider of this subsidy.
Do you have a building in Laarbeek and want to do something for the climate? Make sure that rainwater no longer runs into the sewer (disconnection). Maybe you can get a contribution (subsidy) from the municipality and/or the water board.
Long dry or hot spells followed by heavy showers are becoming more frequent
We want to better protect Laarbeek from this and prevent flooding. But the municipality cannot do this alone. Because about 50 to 70% of the land in built-up area belongs to residents. By collecting rainwater on your own property, you help.
Why disconnect stormwater from the sewer system?
Rainwater is clean; it is a waste to mix it with dirty sewage.
Less chance of water in the street and flooding in the home and neighborhood.
It saves energy because the water no longer needs to be pumped and cleaned.
Combats desiccation by sinking water into the soil.
Good for plants and animals in the streams because less dirty water flows from the sewers into the streams.
Less chance of streams overflowing.
How does stormwater disconnection work?
Rainwater no longer goes to the public sewer. For example, by cutting downspouts.
Water runs into a lowering or ditch in the garden, or into underground infiltration crates or gravel boxes.
The roof area to be disconnected is within the municipality of Laarbeek.
A minimum of 15 m2 and a maximum of 1,000 m2 of contiguous roof area will be disconnected.
Rainwater from the disconnected roof area will be collected on-site, in a water storage area to be constructed.
The water storage can hold a minimum of 30 liters of rainwater per m2 of disconnected roof area.
Collected water is infiltrated or delayed runoff on private property.
If there is an infiltration facility, its bottom is above the mean highest groundwater level (GHG).
When stormwater is discharged underground to an infiltration facility, all downspouts will have a leaf collector and a sand trap will be installed.
The water storage is designed to reduce peak discharges and not cause a nuisance to adjacent parcels.
The water storage facility may have an overflow facility for stormwater runoff during heavy showers when the facility is full. If possible, this overflow facility shall be above ground level.
You must be able to visibly or accessibly check that water storage is working.
The water storage must be drained within 5 days (at a maximum of 2 millimeters of precipitation per 24 hours).
Only building owners (or someone authorized by an owner) can apply for a contribution.
The contribution is for:
buildings in the municipality of Laarbeek at least 5 years old
where rainwater is legally discharged to the public sewer system without delayed discharge
and the public sewer system drains stormwater to the sewage treatment plant
The contribution is not for:
Buildings connected to separate sewers (Strijp, Beekse Akkers, Hoge Regt, Revershof, Nieuwenhof-Noord, Hooge Suute, etc.).
Buildings connected to the pressure sewer system (outdoor area).
Roofs that have already been disconnected. As with projects in Wilhelminastraat (Aarle-Rixtel), Nachtegaallaan, 't Hof (Beek en Donk), Dorpsstraat, Kuiperstraat, Papenhoef (Lieshout) and Bernadettestraat (Mariahout).
We will let you know whether or not you will receive a contribution.
You will carry out the work within 6 months of being awarded the contribution.
Within 6 weeks after execution of the work you ask for the amount to be paid. In doing so, you also provide evidence (including photographs) of the execution.
We make a decision (possibly after verification) about paying the contribution.
How much money is there?
The incentive contribution is € 2.50 per m2 of disconnected roof area, with a maximum of € 2,500 per application. There is a maximum budget (grant ceiling) per calendar year. In 2020 this is € 25,000,-In the first 9 months of the year, 60% (€ 15,000,-) of the budget is reserved for applications from owners who are not legal entities. Such as companies, foundations, etc.). With the exception of Owner Associations (VvEs). When the maximum budget has been allocated, we refuse applications for the current calendar year.
Subsidy Water Board Aa and Maas
Waterschap Aa en Maas also has a subsidy for climate measures. The schemes of the municipality of Laarbeek and Waterschap Aa en Maas are stackable. That means you can get a subsidy from both the municipality and the water board! More information can be found at the website of water board Aa and Maas
Rainwater is usually very clean. It does not need to flow into the sewer system. In fact, clean rainwater in the sewer makes it more difficult to treat the dirty water. That is why the municipality of Soest is constructing special large facilities. With these we want to keep rainwater out of the sewers and let it sink back into the soil. This is called disconnecting rainwater.
Will you also participate?
You can also disconnect rainwater yourself. The rainwater from your roof or terrace is then disconnected to a storage tank in your garden. You then use this water for your plants or to flush the toilet, for example.
Will you help keep clean rainwater from draining into the mixed sewer system? Then you can get a grant from us for the construction costs.
Terms
You can get a grant if:
You own or use the paved surface you want to disconnect. For example, your roof, patio or driveway.
It is an existing building or existing, closed pavement within the municipality of Soest.
The roof and/or pavement currently drains stormwater into the mixed sewer system.
The disconnection has not yet happened.
You are not causing a nuisance to adjacent parcels of land
The area to be disconnected is clean and at least 20 square meters in size.
Do you have less than 20 square meters to disconnect? Do you know which drainpipe you want to cut through and do you live in the municipality of Soest? Then request a free disconnection kit by phone through the Water Policy Advisor.
Level of subsidy
The subsidy scheme reimburses construction costs up to a maximum of 10 euros per square meter. The subsidy budget for 2024 is 200,000 euros.
Rainwater is clean water that we can put to good use for our house and garden plants and to prevent dehydration. It is therefore unfortunate that much rainwater still disappears through the drainpipe into the sewer and mixes with polluted water. If your house or business premises are connected to the public mixed sewer system, you can disconnect your downspout from the sewer system. You can apply for a grant for this. Is it a newly built house or building? Then your building is probably already disconnected from the sewer system and you cannot get a subsidy.
To make the municipality of Assen more sustainable, you can get a subsidy to disconnect rainwater. In Assen, in many places rainwater flows through the gutter and downspout or through the pavement and gullies directly into the sewer. This rainwater, which is relatively clean, can also be used to drain into the ground. As rainwater flows into the sewer system, the sewer system becomes overloaded during heavy showers. This causes flooding in the streets.
Climate change is causing more frequent heavy rainfall and long periods of drought, both especially in summer. Allowing water to enter the ground in suitable areas with sandy soils is good for groundwater levels during dry periods. Where, due to the presence of a shallow loam layer, the soil is not suitable for rainwater to run into the ground, we recommend that rainwater be run directly into the soil.
For whom.
The grant is intended for individuals, companies and institutions. Rainwater disconnection has been mandatory for new construction homes since Jan. 1, 2008.
When available?
You can submit your application until December 31, 2024.
Amount of subsidy
The amount of the subsidy depends on the size of the disconnected or removed paved surface, see table below.
The amount of the subsidy depends on the size of the disconnected or removed paved area
The amount depends on the measure you take and the area where you live. There are municipalities with multiple water boards. To qualify for the subsidy, you must live in the water board's service area. You can know this by checking which water board you pay your annual water tax to.
Main conditions
You apply for funding before you start work, up to six months in advance
The project takes place in built-up area, such as a village center or town
The measures provide long-term improvement: So you can't just undo them
You have not previously received funding for the project
Newly built homes built after 2008 should not get a subsidy for disconnection, but they do for a green roof
A green roof has a water holding capacity of at least 30 liters per m2
You have six months to complete the project
For more information and all conditions, visit the website of the provider of this grant.
The maximum subsidy is 50% of the cost with a maximum of €2,000 per home. Furthermore, the subsidy differs per measure. For a subsidy green roof, garden or collecting rainwater in Alphen aan den Rijn.
Main conditions
You live in an area eligible for the grant
You apply for grants before the measures are implemented
You may apply for multiple measures
No similar measure has been taken before
You have not previously received funding for the measure
The property is older than 2 years
The measures will be implemented within 6 months of approval of your grant application.
Measures are well maintained for at least 5 years after implementation
For more information and all terms and conditions, visit the website of the provider of this grant program.
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