Moving checklist
Key-day meter readings, registering the new home and closing the old account, including overlapping tenancies and shared meters.
Plan your water moveAssen water
Drenthe
Prepare water for an Assen rental without guessing the handover details
WMD Drinkwater guidance connects early planning with the actual reading
Start with WMD Drinkwater when looking into household water for Assen, then confirm the exact property. Read the tenancy terms to establish who handles supply and payment. If an account change is yours to make, use the supplier guidance to prepare the move while keeping the actual meter reading tied to the day the keys change hands.
Water supplier in Assen
WMD Drinkwater
WMD Drinkwater supplies the centre of Assen. Confirm your exact address with its address check, especially near the edge of the municipality.
About WMD DrinkwaterArranging water
Arrange water for your Assen rental in three steps
Renting in Assen usually means dealing with WMD Drinkwater, 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 WMD Drinkwater, then record the key-day reading and close the account at the home you are leaving.
Check who arranges the water
Look in your Assen tenancy agreement for water in the rent or the service charges. If the landlord holds the WMD Drinkwater account, you do not register yourself.
Confirm and register with WMD Drinkwater
Run WMD Drinkwater'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 WMD Drinkwater, and report the move at your previous address separately.
The supplier
WMD Drinkwater for renters in Assen
WMD Drinkwater is the regional drinking-water supplier for much of Drenthe. Its moving process lets renters prepare early and add the actual handover reading later. For renters, the key questions are who pays the supplier, which meter belongs to the home, and which readings apply at key handover.
Where WMD Drinkwater says it supplies
Drenthe is not served by WMD alone: Waterbedrijf Groningen and Vitens also serve parts of the province. WMD itself directs uncertain customers to Vewin's postcode check. Confirm the full address, particularly in the north and west of the province.
Around the city
Water companies around Assen
Assen sits in Drenthe, where Luntero matches 12 city guides to these suppliers: WMD Drinkwater (10), Vitens (2). Nearby towns supplied by WMD Drinkwater 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 WMD Drinkwater
Nearest towns with another supplier
- OoststellingwerfVitens16 km
- Midden-GroningenWaterbedrijf Groningen20 km
- VeendamWaterbedrijf Groningen21 km
- GroningenWaterbedrijf Groningen22 km
Living between Assen and one of these towns? Confirm your address with WMD Drinkwater before you register.
More for your move
More for your move to Assen
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 Assen 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 Assen
Local FAQ
Questions about water in Assen
Short answers about the water company in Assen, registering as a renter, the supplier mix in the province and what to do during an outage.
Which water company supplies Assen?
WMD Drinkwater is the drinking-water company whose service area covers the centre of Assen, based on the RIVM map of drinking-water suppliers, which makes it the likely supplier for most homes in Assen. Confirm your full address with WMD Drinkwater's address check, especially near the edge of the municipality or in a new district.
Can I choose a different water company in Assen?
No. Drinking water in the Netherlands is supplied by the regional company responsible for the address, so you cannot switch away from WMD Drinkwater to a cheaper company. You pay WMD Drinkwater's tariff unless your landlord arranges and charges the water.
Do I need to register with WMD Drinkwater when I rent in Assen?
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 WMD Drinkwater from the date you receive the keys, with the opening meter reading.
Is all of Drenthe supplied by WMD Drinkwater?
No. Luntero matches 12 city guides in Drenthe, divided as follows: WMD Drinkwater (10), Vitens (2). 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 Assen?
For a fault in the mains, use the outages page or fault number of WMD Drinkwater. For a leak, a broken tap or a boiler problem inside the building, contact your landlord or building manager, because WMD Drinkwater is only responsible up to the water meter.
Keep the Assen reading attached to the correct key date
Confirm the supply address and who pays before arranging an account. Prepare the moving details in advance where appropriate, but record the meter reading when the handover happens.
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.
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