Areas for the protection of a catchment feeding area (ACA) intended for the EPA in the Gard

In response to the requirements of the Framework Directive on Water, the Law on Water and Aquatic Environments of 30/12/06 strengthened the control systems for diffuse pollution of #x27; agricultural origin through the creation of zones for the protection of the areas of #x27; supply of catchments. The implementation of this new resource protection system leads to the delimitation of the catchment areas (ACFs), sometimes also referred to as catchment ponds (CCBs) — layer #1011 - which include the protection zones of AAFCs.The protection zone is defined by the crossing of cartographic zoning of intrinsic vulnerability and zoning of agricultural pressures.In the case of surface water catchments, the definition of a protection zone within the watershed upstream of the water catches is based on the identification of flows (running, drainage, ditches d’#x27; flow, exchanges between rivers and rivers of #x27; water.) and on the #x27th; identification, by means of a territorial diagnosis of agricultural pressures and areas likely to play the most important role in the degradation of water resources. __Origin__ follow-up by EIS/GDR and SEA/EA __Partner organisations__ DDTM Gard __Links annexes__ * [XML metadata view](http://ogc.geo-ide.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/csw/all-dataset?REQUEST=GetRecordById&SERVICE=CSW&VERSION=2.0.2&RESULTTYPE=results&elementSetName=full&TYPENAMES=gmd:MD_Metadata&OUTPUTSCHEMA=http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd&ID=fr-120066022-jdd-58daa5be-3740-476f-a3f0-befbb6d76cfa) * [COVADIS data standard: Protection zone of 'area of catchment supply (ACA) intended for use in PEA(http://geostandards.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/afficherPageStandard.do?jeu=N_PROTECTION_AAC_AEP_S) [See this page on geo.data.gouv.fr](https://geo.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/d11fb0728878616590afdd6ebdeb28062402884c)