Water protection areas (WPAs) in Germany: dataset

Groundwater is the most important drinking water resource in Germany. The effects of climate change in combination with diverse physical and social factors affect the quality and quantity of drinking water and pose a challenge for current and future water supply. To safeguard drinking water sources, water protection areas (WPAs) are designated to preserve and protect water from contamination. This spatial dataset consolidates nation-wide information on WPAs. The dataset consists of spatial information on WPA boundaries (a shapefile) and a set of characteristics, including hydrogeological, natural, social, and land cover information in the shapefile’s attribute table. These characteristics were derived from the federal state agencies of Germany and were intersected with the WPA polygons in ArcGIS (version 10.8.1). The dataset may support assessments of groundwater vulnerability and inform sustainable water resource management across Germany.

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该数据集整合了德国全国水保护区的空间信息，包括边界形状文件和属性表，属性表包含水文地质、自然、社会和土地覆盖等特征，来源于德国联邦州机构。数据集旨在支持地下水脆弱性评估和可持续水资源管理，重点关注饮用水资源保护。