Groundwater Abstraction for Drinking Water in Drenthe, 2014 Policy Version

Drenthe province's groundwater abstraction plan for drinking water preparation, adopted under the European Water Framework Directive. The dataset is a version adopted by the Provincial Staten van Drenthe on 2 July 2014. It is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a public domain license.

Use Cases

• Monitor groundwater abstraction limits for drinking water based on the policy boundaries described.
• Analyze regional water resource management plans based on the Water Framework Directive context.
• Assess environmental policy implementation based on the provincial adoption date and authority mentioned.

Strengths

• Specific adoption date (2 July 2014) and governing body (Provincial Staten van Drenthe) are documented.
• Clear legal and policy context provided by reference to the EU Water Framework Directive.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Likely an official policy document or spatial plan adopted by the provincial government.

Time Range

Adopted 2 July 2014.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands.