Areas banning physical soil degradation (Environmental Regulation 2016)

This stock contains areas with a ban on physical soil degradation as laid down in the Environmental Regulation of the Province of Groningen 2016. In this Environment Regulation we have included rules for this. Some drinking water extractions are less vulnerable to contaminants because there is a clay layer above the drinking water reservoir. In that case, our protection focuses on preserving that clay layer by preventing the clay layer from being pierced.Groundwater protection areas consist of three separate, loose elements: — Groundwater protection areas- Drinking water areas- Areas Prohibited Physical Bodemaantasting