Groundwater Protection Zones in a Dutch Province, 2010

A 2010 dataset from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations shows groundwater protection zones around 18 public drinking water extraction sites in a province. The data delineates zones based on vulnerability, categorizing areas as vulnerable, less vulnerable, or non-vulnerable, with corresponding protection measures. It was adopted as part of an Environmental Vision on 2 June 2010.

Use Cases

• Map groundwater vulnerability zones based on the described vulnerability categories.
• Analyze the spatial relationship between water extraction sites and their designated protection areas.
• Model potential contamination risks based on the described gradations of protection.
• Support land-use planning decisions by identifying areas with restrictions against physical soil degradation.

Strengths

• Defines protection zones for 18 specific water extraction locations.
• Includes three distinct vulnerability classifications (vulnerable, less vulnerable, non-vulnerable).
• Based on a formally adopted Environmental Vision from a specific date (2 June 2010).

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 (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Likely derived from provincial environmental planning and hydrological assessments.

Time Range

2010

Freshness

Last updated: unknown

Geography

A province in the Netherlands (specific province not named)