UNITED KINGDOM · WALES · LANDSCAPE · WATER
Source Protection Zones (Wales)
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What this layer shows
Groundwater Source Protection Zones in Wales, the areas around boreholes, wells and springs used for public drinking water where NRW applies tighter controls on activities that could pollute groundwater. Zone numbers follow the same scheme as in England, from the inner zone outwards.
Where the data comes from
WFS · datamap.gov.wales
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Zone
Other layers in this group
- Nitrate Vulnerable Zones 2013 (Wales)
- Internal Drainage Districts
- Nitrate Vulnerable Zones 2021
- Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Surface)
- Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Groundwater)
- Principal Salmon Fisheries (England)
- Bathing Waters (England)
- Bathing Waters (Scotland)
- Bathing Waters (Wales)
- Bathing Waters (Northern Ireland)
- Groundwater Bodies (WFD 2025)
- River Water Body Catchments (WFD 2025)