Research and analysis

Groundwater source protection zones (SPZs)

Find out about the national data set of groundwater source protection zone (SPZ) maps.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
29 June 2005
Last updated
2 July 2018 — See all updates

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Find the latest guidance on groundwater source protection zones. This includes a link to the new Manual for the production of groundwater source protection zones.

Applies to England

Documents

Groundwater SPZs (leaflet)

Ref: LIT 2312

PDF, 1.27 MB, 9 pages

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Groundwater SPZs: review of methods (science report)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-84911-036-5, LIT 3902, SC070004/SR1

PDF, 5.44 MB, 101 pages

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Details

Access the Environment Agency’s groundwater SPZs on MagicMap.

To find the SPZs, from the table of contents on the left hand side, select in this order:

  • designations
  • land-based designations
  • non-statutory
  • source protection zones merged (England) – tick the box

Enter your post code and size the map. You can use the transparency slider bar under the ‘designations’ sub-heading to adjust visibility of place names within the zones.

The leaflet explains the Environment Agency’s national dataset of groundwater SPZ maps. We use them when we respond to development enquiries.

The science report sets out our methods for defining groundwater SPZs.

Published 29 June 2005
Last updated 2 July 2018 + show all updates

  1. We have changed the link to groundwater source protection zones (SPZs). You now access the Environment Agency's SPZs on MagicMap.

  2. First published.