Moving checklist
Key-day meter readings, registering the new home and closing the old account, including overlapping tenancies and shared meters.
Plan your water moveAlkmaar water
North Holland
Your Alkmaar water account begins with a supplier check and a clear handover
PWN guidance for the company side; your lease for who pays
PWN is the starting point for this Alkmaar water guide. Use the official address check to confirm the home, then review the supplier profile for registration and moving information. The tenancy may already include water, so establish the payment arrangement before opening an account and save the reading recorded at key handover.
Water supplier in Alkmaar
PWN
PWN supplies the centre of Alkmaar. Confirm your exact address with its address check, especially near the edge of the municipality.
About PWNArranging water
Arrange water for your Alkmaar rental in three steps
Renting in Alkmaar usually means dealing with PWN, unless your landlord arranges water for you. These three steps follow the order of a typical move: settle who holds the account, confirm and register the address with PWN, then record the key-day reading and close the account at the home you are leaving.
Check who arranges the water
Look in your Alkmaar tenancy agreement for water in the rent or the service charges. If the landlord holds the PWN account, you do not register yourself.
Confirm and register with PWN
Run PWN's address check with your postcode and house number, then register from the date you receive the keys with the opening meter reading.
Record the reading and close the old account
Photograph the meter and its number on key day, submit the reading to PWN, and report the move at your previous address separately.
The supplier
PWN for renters in Alkmaar
PWN supplies drinking water in much of North Holland outside Waternet's Amsterdam-area network. Its moving guide is useful for renters who want to organise the administrative steps before key handover. For renters, the key questions are who pays the supplier, which meter belongs to the home, and which readings apply at key handover.
Where PWN says it supplies
North Holland is shared with other suppliers; Amsterdam and surrounding Waternet-served places are important exceptions. PWN points customers to Vewin's finder. Use that as orientation and ask the supplier about the full address if a boundary or postcode result is unclear.
Around the city
Water companies around Alkmaar
Alkmaar sits in North Holland, where Luntero matches 48 city guides to these suppliers: PWN (42), Waternet (5), Vitens (1). Nearby towns supplied by PWN share the same moving and registration rules, while the closest towns with a different company show where a supply boundary lies, which matters if your new address is near the edge of the municipality.
Nearby towns also supplied by PWN
Nearest towns with another supplier
Living between Alkmaar and one of these towns? Confirm your address with PWN before you register.
More for your move
More for your move to Alkmaar
Water is one of the first things to arrange in a new home, but rarely the only one. Use these Luntero guides to get to know Alkmaar as a place to live, find rental homes and local market data, and set up internet, check the energy label and arrange insurance for your new address.
About Alkmaar
- Living in AlkmaarNeighbourhoods, local guides and context about the city.
- Rentals in AlkmaarApartments, houses and rooms currently offered for rent.
- Alkmaar rental marketRent levels, price per square metre and trends.
- Air quality in AlkmaarLive readings from local measuring stations.
- Rental platforms in AlkmaarWebsites and agencies with homes in the city.
Local FAQ
Questions about water in Alkmaar
Short answers about the water company in Alkmaar, registering as a renter, the supplier mix in the province and what to do during an outage.
Which water company supplies Alkmaar?
PWN is the drinking-water company whose service area covers the centre of Alkmaar, based on the RIVM map of drinking-water suppliers, which makes it the likely supplier for most homes in Alkmaar. Confirm your full address with PWN's address check, especially near the edge of the municipality or in a new district.
Can I choose a different water company in Alkmaar?
No. Drinking water in the Netherlands is supplied by the regional company responsible for the address, so you cannot switch away from PWN to a cheaper company. You pay PWN's tariff unless your landlord arranges and charges the water.
Do I need to register with PWN when I rent in Alkmaar?
Only if the water account is in your name. Check the tenancy agreement first: if water is included in the rent or the service charges, the landlord holds the account. Otherwise register with PWN from the date you receive the keys, with the opening meter reading.
Is all of North Holland supplied by PWN?
No. Luntero matches 48 city guides in North Holland, divided as follows: PWN (42), Waternet (5), Vitens (1). Neighbouring towns can therefore have different water companies, so check the address rather than the province.
Who do I contact about no water or a leak in Alkmaar?
For a fault in the mains, use the outages page or fault number of PWN. For a leak, a broken tap or a boiler problem inside the building, contact your landlord or building manager, because PWN is only responsible up to the water meter.
Check whether the Alkmaar home needs an account in your name
Confirm supply through the official address service and review the lease. If water is your responsibility, follow PWN's instructions with the relevant key date and meter details.
Understand the water bill
Fixed charges, usage, advance payments and the annual settlement, plus the municipal and water-board taxes that arrive separately.
Read the bills guideFind your water supplier
Search your city, see the likely drinking-water company and jump straight to its official address check before you register.
Open the supplier finder