A water point is a natural (spring) or artificial (borehole, drain, well) groundwater access point.
Each water point has a national code. This is the water point file code at the Underground Strata and Hydrometric Information Databank (see BSS Code). For information purposes, the national code may be supplemented by so-called “local” codes, namely the manager’s internal water point code, or the owner of the water point’s code.
Each water point is located using its geographic coordinates as part of a projection system and linked to the local area of the zone where it is situated.
It is defined by the following information: