Water protection areas Lower Saxony and Bremen

Water protection areas (protection and extraction areas for groundwater and drinking water (SGGW): According to the Lower Saxony Water Act (NWG) in conjunction with the Water Resources Act (WHG), water protection areas are defined in the interest of public water supply or for the benefit of the general public in order to protect the groundwater in the extraction or To protect the catchment area of ​​groundwater extraction from adverse effects. The water protection area can be divided into zones with different protection regulations, e.g. protection zone I - catchment area, protection zone II - narrower protection zone, protection zone III: further protection zone (III A and III B). on the basis of the reports by the water authorities, in addition to the protected areas set by ordinance, other areas with a different function and condition are also managed. This data is also available in the INSPIRE data model "Annex 3: management areas/protected areas/regulated areas and reporting units". The provision takes place via the Federal Institute for Hydrology (BfG) via a display and download service.