Research and analysis
B3c: Status of waters specially protected for specific uses in England, 2019 or 2022
Updated 1 December 2025
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| site | status | percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater (2019) | Drinking water protected areas, not at risk | 53.0 |
| Surface water (2022) | Drinking water protected areas, not at risk | 47.0 |
| Groundwater (2019) | Drinking water protected areas, at risk | 47.0 |
| Surface water (2022) | Drinking water protected areas, at risk | 53.0 |
| Protected wildlife sites (2022) | Condition of SSSI units underpinning European protected water and wetland sites, favourable | 45.1 |
| Protected wildlife sites (2022) | Condition of SSSI units underpinning European protected water and wetland sites, unfavourable recovering | 43.1 |
| Protected wildlife sites (2022) | Condition of SSSI units underpinning European protected water and wetland sites, other | 11.8 |