Rheider dike
| Rheider dike | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Public corporation |
| Seat | Jemgum |
| Chair | Hensmann thinks |
| Website | www.rheider-deichacht.de |
The Rheider Deichacht is a dyke association based in Jemgum .
history
Following the passage of the Lower Saxony Dyke Act in 1963, which provided for the creation of uniform entertainment associations across the board, the Rheider Deichacht was made up of the five eight existing up to then, the Lower Reiderland Deichacht, the Ober-Reider Deichacht, the Weener-Stapelmoorer Deichacht, the Wymeerster Deichacht and the Bunder Dike created.
Association area
The Deichverband is responsible for an area of around 25,000 hectares in the Rheiderland in the district of Leer . This protected area, which includes all plots of land located under the protection of the main dykes up to a height of +5.00 m above sea level including the higher ground elevations within this area, extends over the communities of Jemgum and Bunde as well as the town of Weener and the left bank of the Ems lying parts of the city of Leer .
The main dyke line in the area of responsibility of the Rheider Deichacht is 49.9 kilometers long. It runs on the left bank of the Ems from the border of the districts of Leer and Emsland south of the Weenerer district Diele to the Dollart and there in the east of the Dollart to the border with the Netherlands . There is also a second line of dykes in the area of the canal polder on the Dollart.
The association area of the Rheider Deichacht borders in the south on the association area of the Deichverband Heede-Aschendorf-Papenburg .
tasks
The dyke association has the task of protecting properties in the association area from storm surges and floods . To this end, he maintains the dikes in the association area.
Association structure
The association is represented by a committee that is elected by the association members. The committee in turn elects a board of directors.
Members of the association are all landowners and leaseholders of the properties located in the association area.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Board of Directors and Committee of the Rheider Deichacht , Rheider Deichacht. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ a b Numbers around the Rheider Deichacht . Rheider dike. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Directory of the dike associations , Lower Saxony dyke law, Lower Saxony regulation information system. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Area of the Rheider Deichacht , Rheider Deichacht. Retrieved January 10, 2017.