Identification

Title

Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (UWWTR) Sensitive Areas - Eutrophic

Alternative title(s)

AfA249 Sensitive Areas – Eutrophic

Ardaloedd Sensitif - Ewtroffig

UWWTD Sensitive Areas – Eutrophic.LYR

Abstract

The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (WFD Regulations 2017) requires specification of protected areas for those areas designated as nutrient sensitive areas. The Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (UWWTR) Sensitive Areas Eutrophic layer is a replacement layer of the Welsh only sites previously designated under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. it shows the extent of Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulation (UWWTR) sensitive areas (eutrophic). The UWWTR describes eutrophication as 'the enrichment of water by nutrients, especially compounds of nitrogen and/or phosphorous, causing an accelerated growth of algae and higher forms of plant life to produce an undesirable disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water and to the quality of the water concerned'. The UWWTR regulates the collection and treatment of waste water from homes and from industry. In the UK, the Directive is implemented through the Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulations 1994. Under these Regulations, water bodies that are (or may soon become) eutrophic should be designated as sensitive areas by Defra. This applies to still fresh waters, rivers, estuaries and coastal waters.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/inspire-nrw:NRW_UWWTD_Sensitive_Areas_Eutrophic

name: Download data and Web services

https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layer/402/?access_token=i61nd1X0RwdwAgQrGW0sqAsWxBMiwx&ows_service=wms

name: Web Mapping Services

Unique resource identifier

code

116263

codeSpace

https://naturalresources.wales

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

inlandWaters

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-08-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.77774100

East bounding longitude

-2.60886500

North bounding latitude

53.51306700

South bounding latitude

51.24082900

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-08-01

code identifying the extent

Wales (WLS)

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2013-04-01

End position

2027-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-03-01

Frequency of update

4-Yearly

Quality and validity

Lineage

This dataset consists of the following in a single layer: - rivers currently designated as UWWTR eutrophic sensitive areas - shows harbours and estuaries currently designated as UWWTR eutrophic sensitive areas. The new polygons were created by selecting features from OS MasterMap Areas 2020. This was supplemented by features from OS MasterMap Areas 2014 upstream of Ross-on-Wye (that extend beyond the Welsh border). Black Brook was added to the feature for the Sensitive Area known as “River Alyn (including Black Brook and Mold Receiving stream)” which had been missing.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

© CNC/NRW Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Attribution statement: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency Wales (EA Wales)

telephone number

08708 506 506

email address

enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-07-31

Metadata language