Groundwater Protection Areas for Drinking Water in Drenthe, 2014

A 2014 version of groundwater protection areas adopted by the Provincial Staten van Drenthe on 2 July 2014. The dataset designates protection zones around groundwater abstractions for drinking water supply, with rules laid down in the Provincial Environmental Regulation. It appears in Map 10: Groundwater and is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.

Use Cases

• Map groundwater protection zones based on the designated areas mentioned in the description.
• Analyze policy implementation for drinking water supply based on the Provincial Environmental Regulation rules.
• Perform historical analysis of environmental vision based on the 2014 adoption date.

Strengths

• Specific adoption date (2 July 2014) and governing body (Provincial Staten van Drenthe) are documented.
• Clear purpose for protecting drinking water supply abstractions is stated.
• License is explicitly stated as CC-PDM-1.0.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size 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

Adopted as part of Provincial Environmental Regulation, appears in a formal map.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands