Victoria Groundwater Beneficial Use Classification

A geospatial dataset defining the beneficial uses of groundwater resources in Victoria, Australia. It was created by the Victorian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and published by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. The dataset was last updated on April 9, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map groundwater resource protection zones based on beneficial use classifications.
• Analyze aquifer yield suitability for different uses based on water quality classes.
• Identify areas requiring environmental protection from waste discharges based on assigned beneficial uses.

Strengths

• Dataset is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse.
• Last update date is explicitly provided as 2026-04-09.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 05:00:04.915272

Geography

Victoria, Australia