Overall, 9843 Groundwater bodies (84%) are not affected by relevant pressures whereas 1816 groundwater bodies are affected from pressures upon groundwater quantitative status.
On the other hand groundwater bodies with poor quantitative status are affected by 86% (578 Groundwater bodies) from the relevant pressures whereas only 14% (94 Groundwater bodies) are not classified as been affected from relevant pressures.
Figure 6.1 – Relevant pressures for all classified GWBs Data source:WISE-WFD database February 2012
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Figure 6.2 – Relevant pressures for GWBs in poor quantitative status Data source:WISE-WFD database February 2012
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There are four significant pressures that are affecting groundwater quantitative status. These are water abstraction, saline or other intrusion, artificial recharge and other pressures that are mainly relative to chemical pressures.
The most commonly reported pressures are water abstractions which constitute 11% of classified Groundwater bodies and 80% of Groundwater bodies which are in poor quantitative status. Saltwater intrusions comprise for 18 % of Groundwater bodies in poor status, artificial recharges with a very small percentage around 1% for Groundwater bodies in poor status and finally other pressures are responsible for about 5% of the Groundwater bodies in poor quantitative status.
Figure 6.3 – Relevant pressures for all classified GWBs Data source:WISE-WFD database February 2012 |
Figure 6.4 – Relevant pressures for GWBs in poor quantitative status Data source:WISE-WFD database February 2012 |
Figure 6.5 is showing the proportion of the 4 relevant pressures upon groundwater for groundwater bodies in poor quantitative status. Abstractions are the main pressure upon Groundwater bodies with most countries reaching 80-100% of their Groundwater bodies in poor status been affected. These countries are
Figure 6.5 – Proportion of relevant pressures for Groundwater bodies in poor quantitative status Data source:WISE-WFD database February 2012 |
Note: Numbers in brackets indicate groundwater bodies in poor status. Countries are ranked by the percentage of water bodies not achieving good status.
Figure 6.6 – Relevant pressures for all classified water bodies Data source:WISE-WFD database February 2012 |
Figure 6.7 – Relevant pressures for Groundwater Bodies in poor status Data source:WISE-WFD database February 2012 |
Notes: The number of all groundwater bodies (Groundwater quantitative status); classified groundwater bodies (Relevant pressures for all classified GWBs) or groundwater bodies with poor quantitative status (Relevant pressures for GWBs in poor status) is given in brackets for each member state. Empty rows in the pressures plots mean that no data on pressures are reported from those member states. “Relevant pressures” denotes the combination of the aggregated pressure types “ abstractions“,“ saltwater intrusion“, „artificial recharge“ and „others pressures“. . Artificial recharge and other pressures may not be the reason for not achieving good quantitative status – they can be linked to chemical status.
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