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there are some problems that should be considered. First of all there is the issue of theownership of the waste; assuming Corus does not need to pump their waste water to thesea, because the water quality after it leaves the AquaCluster is clean and does not need tobe neither cooled, nor cleaned. In this case there should be an entity to monitor theprocesses and cooperation between the two main partners (Corus and AquaCluster), andthese processes should not be disturbed by unnecessary problems.The other issue that could effectively be tackled by The Firm is the risk assessment. Next tothe financial risks, there are also risks in terms of ‘technical failures’. It should be consideredwhat would happen in case the possible AquaCluster will not be able to handle all the outputwater from Corus. Assuming the idea of Marinecultures comes to life, the pollution in thiscase could be an issue. Developing business cases and risks assessments in the field, which isnot a core business for any of the players, might be more effective, if performed by anexternal party: the objectivity gained guarantees better results.This leads us to the topic of discussing what position Rijkswaterstaat should aim to fill in thissituation. Rijkswaterstaat is related to the project as water quality is one of the mainobjectives. This is done in practice by managing the permits that allow firms to dump waterin the waterways, but can’t be said to be a perfect solution.The most extreme position would be for RWS to actively invest in companies that take wastewater management into their own hands. This can be considered far from Rijkswaterstaat’score businesses, but seeing as it is the expert organization on water management, it couldbe a possibility to recommend certain initiatives with the Province of Noord-Holland, whotraditionally sponsor such projects.Alternatively, firms could refer to Rijkswaterstaat in terms of policy advice. As a connectionbetween government and private companies, Rijkswaterstaat could define and enforce theterms about trading waste water, either as a recommendation or as a rule. This is especiallynecessary when the “market” for waste water is rising up and unregulated, smaller firmsneeding some sort of guarantee against exploitation by established players.4.2 DSS recommendationsWe aim this section mostly at Rijkswaterstaat, because it is the organization we have used asa 'starting point' for all this, and because the initiative will have to come largely from them,as they are (rightfully) perceived as the higher authority by the other actors. We focus onthree areas: operational water management, policy makers, and research.4.2.1 Operational water managementTo turn those good intentions from all parties involved into real cooperation, it is importantthat Rijkswaterstaat Noord-Holland devotes some time and effort (in other words: people)to it. When we first talked to some of the waterboards, they had doubts aboutRijkswaterstaat's intentions and sincerity. We have to show them some commitment. Themore elaborate data exchange that we talked about during the last meeting would be a verygood starting point. Setting up a server to do this would be a very small investment in termsof money and time, but an important first step in confirming the willingness to also provideothers with information when they need it.21