In the region, the support for this decision was vast.17 Since 2009, however, decision making at the national level has been repeatedly postponed. To date, no final decision has been taken. While the decision process related to the water quality is still pending, it has been decided that the Volkerak-Zoommeer will be prepared as a water storage area (part of the PKB measure “Room for the River”). When this situation coincides with high river levels, river dykes may overflow.