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