Environmental Planning Instrument - Groundwater Vulnerability

This spatial dataset identifies the land where development implications exist due to the presence of vulnerable groundwater resources as designated by the relevant NSW environmental planning instrument. The data shows show the vulnerability (or level of risk) of aquifers to contamination relating to physical characteristics of the location, such as the depth to the water table and soil type.

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Organisation: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

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Data and Resources

Additional Info

Metadata template type Vector
Asset Type Dataset
Alternative Title EPI - Groundwater Vulnerability
Edition 1
Purpose The data should be used by groundwater managers, planners, developers, and regulating agencies to make better informed judgements on where to locate potentially polluting activities so as to minimise the risk to groundwater
Update Frequency As needed
OEH Service DPE Service
Keywords WATER-Groundwater,HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT-Planning
Equivalent Scale 320000
Geospatial Topic Environment
Geospatial Coverage

Dataset extent

Temporal Coverage From 2014-05-23
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
Licence Creative Commons Attribution
Landing page https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/opendata/dataset/epi-groundwater-vulnerability
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Attribution NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure 2018"