Municipal Drinking Water Protection Zones in Québec

Thematic layers map protection areas for category 1 municipal drinking water withdrawal sites, as defined by Québec's Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation. The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks compiled these zones and vulnerability levels from analysis reports produced by municipalities, watershed organizations, and regional consultation tables.

Use Cases

• Map protection area boundaries for groundwater and surface water withdrawal sites to support land-use planning.
• Analyze assigned vulnerability levels within protection zones to assess contamination risks.
• Identify category 1 water withdrawal sites for regulatory compliance monitoring under the RPEP.

Strengths

• Data compiled by the authoritative provincial Ministry (MELCCFP) from official municipal reports.
• Includes both groundwater and surface water protection zones, defined by specific regulatory articles (e.g., 53, 54, 57, 65, 70, 72, 74).
• Protection areas and vulnerability levels were determined by professionals or representatives from watershed organizations.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable for assessing dataset scale and structure.
• The original metadata was machine-translated, which may introduce ambiguity in field descriptions.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Compiled by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks from vulnerability analysis reports produced by municipalities, watershed organizations (OBV), and regional consultation tables (TCR).

Time Range

null

Freshness

null

Geography

Québec, Canada