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36 - WATER COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND SUPPLY Companies in Netherlands

Approximately 200 real businesses classified under 36 - Water collection, treatment and supply in Netherlands, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.

SBI 2008 36
Sector Overview — Netherlands

Approximately 200 real businesses classified under 36 - Water collection, treatment and supply operate in Netherlands. Covers companies officially classified under SBI 2008 code 36 (Water collection, treatment and supply), part of Netherlands' SBI 2008 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation in Netherlands.

Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation companies in Netherlands follow the same national framework as every other sector there.

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Top 36 - Water collection, treatment and supply Companies in Netherlands

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Data Coverage

Record counts for SIC Code E in Netherlands, as of the last reconciliation.

8,621
Total Companies
4,056
Currently Active
47%

Section E is 0% of the Netherlands register by entity count and its 17th largest sector — see all sectors.

Analysis

What this data actually tells you

Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation in the Netherlands runs on an environmental-permitting system now substantially unified under the Omgevingswet (Environment and Planning Act), which took effect 1 January 2024 and absorbed much of what was previously governed separately by the Wet milieubeheer (Environmental Management Act). Businesses storing, transporting or processing waste generally need an omgevingsvergunning milieu (environmental permit) under the Besluit omgevingsrecht — a distinct authorisation from company registration.

The Wet milieubeheer itself still governs specific substantive requirements — a duty of care requiring that waste handling not cause adverse environmental effects, with detailed rules on separation, collection, transport and disposal set out in its chapter 10. For verification, a Dutch water or waste operator’s actual environmental compliance means checking both its omgevingsvergunning permit status and its substantive Wet milieubeheer obligations, and because the permitting framework itself transitioned in 2024, an operator’s permit history may span both the old and new systems depending on when it was issued.

Netherlands Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation, by the register

Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.

Entities by sub-sector

36 Water collection, treatment and supply
200
37 Sewerage
806
38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
4,311
39 Remediation activities and other waste management services
3,489

SIC division level, live from official registries.

Active vs. inactive

47% active

Section E entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.

Company size, by disclosed headcount

0
2,284
1-9
5,171
10-49
826
50+
315

By number of employees on file, Section E, Netherlands. 25 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.

Who uses Netherlands water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation ownership data

The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.

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Omgevingsvergunning milieu check

Storing, transporting or processing waste in the Netherlands generally requires an omgevingsvergunning milieu (environmental permit) under the Besluit omgevingsrecht — a distinct authorisation from company registration, confirming a waste operator is actually permitted to handle what it processes.

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Wet milieubeheer duty-of-care check

The Wet milieubeheer imposes a duty of care requiring that waste handling not cause adverse environmental effects, with specific rules on separation, collection, transport and disposal in its chapter 10 — a real, checkable compliance standard separate from the permit itself.

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Omgevingswet integration tracking

Since the Omgevingswet (Environment and Planning Act) took effect 1 January 2024, most of the former Wet milieubeheer permitting framework has been absorbed into this unified environmental-law system — meaning a water or waste operator’s permit history may span both the old and new frameworks depending on when it was issued.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many companies are classified under 36 - Water collection, treatment and supply in Netherlands?

Approximately 200 businesses are classified under 36 - Water collection, treatment and supply in Netherlands.

What does SBI 2008 code 36 cover?

36 - Water collection, treatment and supply is the official name for this activity under Netherlands' SBI 2008 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation sector.

How is this different from the broader Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation category?

Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation is the top-level sector; SBI 2008 code 36 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.

What ownership information is available for these companies?

The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in Netherlands, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation sector overview for the general national framework.

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