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.

contact data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for a data package (shapefile)

Data Source:
  • ePlanning
Additional Information
Field Value
Title Environmental Planning Instrument - Groundwater Vulnerability
Date Published 16/07/2018
Last Updated 08/10/2025
Publisher/Agency NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Licence Creative Commons Attribution
Update Frequency asNeeded
Temporal Coverage From 23/05/2014
Data Portal ePlanning