荷兰的地区水管理机构负责地下水位控制。标准方法一直是使用闸堰和泵站,将过多的水抽到河流和渠道。荷兰农业的进一步集约化,对地下水位的最大允许变化提供了更高的要求。此外,国家防止土壤脱水的政策也要求进行更精确的水位控制。同时,许多水管理机构也开始采取“集中水管理 The regional water authority in the Netherlands is responsible for groundwater level control. The standard method has always been to use the weir and pumping station to draw too much water into rivers and channels. The further intensification of Dutch agriculture provided higher requirements for the maximum allowable change in groundwater level. In addition, national policies to prevent soil dehydration also require more accurate water level control. At the same time, many water agencies are also beginning to “focus on water management.”