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WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2

Summary

The '1:50k WFD Groundwaterbodies is a polygon dataset which has been created for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Article 2, clause 2 of the WFD defines them as '…all water which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil'. For the purposes of reporting under the WFD a groundwater body represent a distinct body of groundwater flow with a coherent flow unit including recharge and discharge areas with little flow across the boundaries. These reflect hydrogeological characteristics containing information on flow and stage properties, recharge and vulnerability to pollution. This has been undertaken through defining aquifers into different types and broken into catchment units at Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS) scale. The primary input dataset is '1:625K Classified Aquifer Geology' that has been constructed by the Environment Agency. This dataset has been digitised directly from the hard copy '1:250K Solid Geology Map' and classified according to aquifer type and are therefore directly derived from the underlying BGS data. These classifications were verified by the British Geology Survey (BGS). These data have gone out for consultation at Area level and in some instances 1:50K Solid Geology has been used to define localised boundaries. Since waterbodies are attributed with a unique identifier 'WB_ID' this dataset can be linked directly to other WFD data sources such as physical characteristics, risk, classification and proposed objectives. The 'WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2' is actually just an update of the geometries previously supplied as part of AfA090 1:50k WFD Groundwater bodies.

Use limitation statement

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Attribution statement

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved. Derived in part from 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale digital data under permission from British Geological Survey. ©NERC. © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey 100024198.

Technical information

Update frequency

annually

Lineage

EA CAMS boundaries. BGS data 1:50K scale 1:250K scale. OS data coastline boundaries only.

Spatial information

Geographic extent

  • Latitude from: 49.943 to 55.816
  • Longitude from: -6.236 to 2.072
Metadata information

Language

English

Metadata identifier

761a2d91-d465-11e4-a4bc-f0def148f590


Published by

Environment Agency

Contact publisher

Defra Data Services Forum

Dataset reference dates

Creation date

01 September 2013

Revision date

01 August 2016

Publication date

N/A

Period

  • From: 31 December 2015

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Data and Supporting Information
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WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2-FGDB.zipZIPDownload
WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2-GeoJSON.zipZIPDownload
WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2-GML.zipZIPDownload
WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2-KML.zipZIPDownload
WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2-MID_MIF.zipZIPDownload
WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2-SHP.zipZIPDownload
WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2-TAB.zipZIPDownload
WFD_Ground_Waterbodies_Cycle2.lyrLYRDownload