Environmental vision- groundwater protection areas

Around the water extraction area are the groundwater protection areas with water pumped up between 1 and 25 years. Seventy percent of our drinking water is extracted from groundwater. It is therefore important to avoid contamination of groundwater. There are therefore requirements for the direct and indirect discharge of dangerous substances to or into the soil. This file is composed of the following map layers: 1. Groundwater protection 2. Groundwater protection expires in planning period. The province and its partners strive to protect groundwater as a source for drinking water supply. The update plan was adopted by Provincial States on 19 December 2018.