Water protected areas are established to ensure long-term public water supply. For the water produced in NRW mostly underground, groundwater protection areas, otherwise drinking water barrier protection areas are delineated. Water protected areas are divided into zones. This map layer shows the defined drinking water protection areas. In North Rhine-Westphalia, the district governments are responsible for the establishment of water protection areas according to their territorial competence.
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