Moving checklist
Key-day meter readings, registering the new home and closing the old account, including overlapping tenancies and shared meters.
Plan your water moveAmsterdam water
North Holland
Water for your Amsterdam rental: the supplier, the account and the bill
Waternet is the starting point; the individual home's setup still matters
Amsterdam household water starts with Waternet information, but the practical arrangement depends on your property and tenancy. Confirm the full address, establish who pays and check whether the dwelling has a water meter or another billing basis. This guide leads to the supplier profile and the moving and bills explanations relevant to setting up the account.
Water supplier in Amsterdam
Waternet
Waternet supplies the centre of Amsterdam. Confirm your exact address with its address check, especially near the edge of the municipality.
About WaternetArranging water
Arrange water for your Amsterdam rental in three steps
Renting in Amsterdam usually means dealing with Waternet, 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 Waternet, then record the key-day reading and close the account at the home you are leaving.
Check who arranges the water
Look in your Amsterdam tenancy agreement for water in the rent or the service charges. If the landlord holds the Waternet account, you do not register yourself.
Confirm and register with Waternet
Run Waternet'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 Waternet, and report the move at your previous address separately.
The supplier
Waternet for renters in Amsterdam
Waternet supplies drinking water in Amsterdam and a surrounding service area. For renters, an important distinction is whether the dwelling has a water meter or is billed using the property's assessed units. For renters, the key questions are who pays the supplier, which meter belongs to the home, and which readings apply at key handover.
Where Waternet says it supplies
Waternet names Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Diemen, Heemstede, Muiden, Muiderberg and Ouder-Amstel in its public guidance. Treat that list as regional orientation, not proof for every municipal address. Check the full property address in the official registration flow, particularly in shared-boundary areas.
Around the city
Water companies around Amsterdam
Amsterdam sits in North Holland, where Luntero matches 48 city guides to these suppliers: PWN (42), Waternet (5), Vitens (1). Nearby towns supplied by Waternet 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 Waternet
Nearest towns with another supplier
Living between Amsterdam and one of these towns? Confirm your address with Waternet before you register.
More for your move
More for your move to Amsterdam
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 Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam
- Living in AmsterdamNeighbourhoods, local guides and context about the city.
- Rentals in AmsterdamApartments, houses and rooms currently offered for rent.
- Amsterdam rental marketRent levels, price per square metre and trends.
- Air quality in AmsterdamLive readings from local measuring stations.
- Rental platforms in AmsterdamWebsites and agencies with homes in the city.
Local FAQ
Questions about water in Amsterdam
Short answers about the water company in Amsterdam, registering as a renter, the supplier mix in the province and what to do during an outage.
Which water company supplies Amsterdam?
Waternet is the drinking-water company whose service area covers the centre of Amsterdam, based on the RIVM map of drinking-water suppliers, which makes it the likely supplier for most homes in Amsterdam. Confirm your full address with Waternet's address check, especially near the edge of the municipality or in a new district.
Can I choose a different water company in Amsterdam?
No. Drinking water in the Netherlands is supplied by the regional company responsible for the address, so you cannot switch away from Waternet to a cheaper company. You pay Waternet's tariff unless your landlord arranges and charges the water.
Do I need to register with Waternet when I rent in Amsterdam?
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 Waternet from the date you receive the keys, with the opening meter reading.
Is all of North Holland supplied by Waternet?
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 Amsterdam?
For a fault in the mains, use the outages page or fault number of Waternet. For a leak, a broken tap or a boiler problem inside the building, contact your landlord or building manager, because Waternet is only responsible up to the water meter.
Check the Waternet arrangement for your Amsterdam home
Confirm the property and whether the account belongs with you or the landlord. Then follow the appropriate process for the home's metered or unmetered setup.
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