Identification

Title

WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2

Alternative title(s)

WFDC2_GROUNDWATER

Abstract

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. 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.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?mapService=EA/WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2&Mode=spatial

protocol: DSP:ESRI

description: WFD - Groundwater bodies Cycle 2 Download

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/wfd-groundwater-bodies-cycle-2/wms

protocol: WMS

description: WFD - Groundwater bodies Cycle 2 WMS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/wfd-groundwater-bodies-cycle-2/wfs

protocol: WFS

description: WFD - Groundwater bodies Cycle 2 WFS

Unique resource identifier

code

761a2d91-d465-11e4-a4bc-f0def148f590

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

planningCadastre

environment

inlandWaters

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

water monitoring

water management

OpenData

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET Themes version 2.4

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.236

East bounding longitude

2.072

North bounding latitude

55.816

South bounding latitude

49.943

Extent

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/england

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/wales

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-12-31

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2013-09-01

date type

revision

effective date

2016-08-01

Frequency of update

annually

Quality and validity

Lineage

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

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Open format | Shapefile (SHP)

version of format

Not Applicable

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

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

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb

description: Defra Data Services Forum

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

metadata@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-09-15

Metadata language

eng