Border Prohibition Zone for Deep Drilling in Drenthe, 2014

A 2014 geospatial dataset defines zones around groundwater abstraction points for drinking water supply where deep drilling is prohibited, as per the Provincial Environmental Regulation (POV). The version was adopted by the Provincial Staten van Drenthe on 2 July 2014 and appears in Map 10: Groundwater. The dataset is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties).

Use Cases

• Map regulatory constraints for land development based on the described prohibition zones.
• Analyze spatial relationships between drinking water sources and potential drilling activities based on the described zones.
• Support environmental impact assessments by identifying areas with drilling restrictions for groundwater protection.

Strengths

• Specific legal and temporal context is provided, citing adoption by the Provincial Staten van Drenthe on 2 July 2014.
• Clear geographic scope defined as the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands.
• Explicitly linked to a regulatory framework (Provincial Environmental Regulation - POV) and a specific map (Map 10: Groundwater).

Limitations

• Row count and data volume are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Likely digitized from regulatory maps and documents.

Time Range

2014

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands