Groundwater Extraction Wells for Industry and Drinking Water in Groningen Province

Groundwater abstractions for industry and drinking water contains all extraction wells of permit-mandatory groundwater abstractions in the province of Groningen. The dataset is provided by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties via the eu_open_data platform. It is licensed under CC-PDM-1.0.

Use Cases

• Map permitted groundwater extraction points based on the geospatial nature of the data.
• Analyze the distribution of industrial versus drinking water abstractions based on the described purpose categories.
• Assess regulatory compliance and water resource allocation for the Groningen region based on the permit-mandatory scope.

Strengths

• Data covers all permit-mandatory groundwater abstractions for a defined administrative region (Groningen province).
• Includes a specific distinction between industrial and drinking water purposes as mentioned in the description.

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 compiled from provincial permit and regulatory records.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Province of Groningen, Netherlands