Reaction to new Dutch Water Management Plan

In a response to the proposed plan by secretary of state Dijksma, as reported by the Dutch newspaper Trouw, the mayor of one of the Dutch northern islands states that one doesn't inundate islands as the key characteristic of islands is that they are the part remaining above water. One of the ideas in the plan focuses on dynamic coastal management. He points out that the inhabitants have been maintaining the islands for a thousand years, and only during the past 50 years people from the mainland have interfered. He has promoted a dynamic management before.

A representative of the public organization for forest management commented that it is possible at the outer ends of the islands, but the inhabited parts must be kept safe. While there might be more free flowing sand in these areas, at the same time beach nourishment remains necessary to protect the outer coastal dunes. This extra sand may find its way into the fairways, which then have to be dredged again, but this is part of the new plan, as the islands must be kept accessible.