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ESTONIA · LANDSCAPE · WATER

Ranna või kalda piiranguvöönd

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The shore restriction zone (Nature Conservation Act § 37), where economic activity is restricted: for example mineral extraction and spreading sewage sludge are banned, and on the sea and largest lakes also clear-felling. It reaches 200 m on the sea and largest lakes, 100 m on lakes over 10 ha and larger rivers, and 50 m elsewhere.

Publisher and licence

Maa- ja Ruumiamet, kitsenduste infosüsteem KPOIS (MTP andmeteenuste kasutustingimused, äriline kasutus lubatud)

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Maa- ja Ruumiamet, kitsenduste infosüsteem KPOIS (MTP andmeteenuste kasutustingimused, äriline kasutus lubatud)

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WFS · gsavalik.envir.ee

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Zone · Water body type · Width (m) · Legal basis · Water body code

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Floods, shores and water protection

Flood areas at four probabilities, flood risk areas, the shore building exclusion, restriction and water protection zones, the public shore path, drinking-water source protection zones, groundwater protection, the nitrate-vulnerable zone and water body status. The building exclusion zone width comes from the Act (LKS § 38).

Sea and coast

Marine habitats (sandbanks, estuaries, mudflats, coastal lagoons, large shallow bays and reefs), HELCOM marine protected areas, the West Estonian Archipelago biosphere area, bird areas and the shore building exclusion and restriction zones.

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