Water protected areas Lower Saxony and Bremen

Water protected areas (protection and extraction areas for basic and drinking water (SGGW): According to the Lower Saxony Water Act (NWG) in conjunction with the Water Budget Act (WHG), water protected areas are defined in the interest of public water supply or for the benefit of the general public in order to protect groundwater in the extraction or catchment area from adverse effects. The water protection area can be divided into zones with different protection provisions, e.g. protection zone I – containment area, protection zone II – narrower protection zone, protection zone III: Further protection zone (III A and III B). On the basis of the notifications made by the water authorities, in addition to the protected areas established by the Regulation, other areas with a different function and condition are also managed. These data are also available in the INSPIRE data model “Annex 3: Management Areas/Protected Areas/Regulated Areas and Reporting Units”. The provision is made via the Federal Institute for Water Science (BfG) via presentation and download service.