Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water)
Surface Water Drinking Water Protected Areas
DrWPA (Drinking Water Protected Area)
DrW_ProtectedAreas_SurfaceWater
Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) are defined by the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England & Wales) Regulations 2017 (or WFD Regulations) as locations where raw water is abstracted for human consumption providing, on average, more than 10 cubic metres per day, or serving more than 50 persons, or is intended for such future use. For surface water drinking water protected areas water may be abstracted from rivers, lakes, canals and reservoirs. Drinking water protected areas are based on the River Basin Management Plan water body area within which the abstraction is located. Water sources used for drinking supplies needs to be protected under the WFD Regulations to ensure it is not polluted and avoid / minimise the need for additional purification treatment which can be costly and resource intensive. The water companies must ensure compliance with the Drinking Water Directive and the Priority Substances Directive chemical parameters at the tap, as regulated by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI). Water Companies and the Environment Agency identify drinking water areas that are ‘at risk’ of deterioration from certain substances which could affect treatment and non-statutory Safeguard Zones are established. Within these zones, the Environment Agency works with the Water Companies to plan and implement targeted measures to address the identified risks. This dataset includes all of the current drinking water protected areas with a qualifying abstraction, indications of whether or not the area is deemed ‘at risk’ and, if a Safeguard Zone has been defined, which substances are affecting them. For more information on Safeguard Zones please refer to the "Drinking Water Safeguard Zone (Surface Water)" dataset also available on the Defra DSP. This data has been updated in 2022 following a national review of surface water protected area records for the Cycle 3 River Basin Management Plans. Please note the status of Drinking Water Protected Areas and any associated Safeguard Zones are continuously under review and details may change and/or become out of date once published. Please send any data or other enquiries in relation to this dataset to the point of contact identified below. Attribution Statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.
dataset
protocol: DSP:ESRI
name: Drinking_Water_Protected_Areas_(Surface Water)_-_Download
description: Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) - Download
https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/drinking-water-protected-areas-surface-water/wms
protocol: OGC:WMS
name: Drinking_Water_Protected_Areas_(Surface Water)_-_WMS
description: Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) - WMS
https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/drinking-water-protected-areas-surface-water/wfs
protocol: OGC:WFS
name: Drinking_Water_Protected_Areas_(Surface Water)_-_WFS
description: Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) - WFS
protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
name: Drinking_Water_Protected_Areas_(Surface Water)_-_ESRI_REST_Endpoint
description: Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) - ESRI REST Endpoint
https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb
protocol: http:
name: DSP_CUSTOMER_FORUM
description: DEFRA Data Services Platform Customer Forum
0c4d9ae7-bdc2-48da-bfb2-ccd1134723b3
eng
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
environment
inlandWaters
OpenData
agricultural pollution
water pollution prevention
environmental impact of agriculture
surface water
water pollution
water purification
nutrient removal
drinking water treatment
nutrient
colour
residual pesticide
urban water supply
agriculture
drinking water
drinking water protection area
blue-green alga
pesticide
persistence of pesticides
drinking water supply
publication
2010-01-13
-6.236
2.072
55.816
49.943
http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/england
http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/wales
2012-07-09
creation
2012-07-09
revision
2022-11-23
annually
The Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) are identified using the River Basin Management Plan Cycle 3 water body areas for surface waters.
Open format | Shapefile (SHP)
Open Government Licence
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Environment Agency
DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk
https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb
description: Defra Data Services Forum
pointOfContact
Environment Agency
metadata@environment-agency.gov.uk
pointOfContact
2022-12-06