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Water Framework Directive (WFD) Groundwater bodies Cycle 2
Resource ID
fa797116-f3e1-4795-acee-c36bb66f6ae1
Title
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Groundwater bodies Cycle 2
Date
Dec. 9, 2016, midnight, Publication Date
Abstract
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Groundwater bodies Cycle 2 (2014-2019) is a spatial (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. Attribution statement Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Derived in part from 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale digital data under permission from British Geological Survey. ©NERC. 
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License
Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information
Language
en
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Extent
  • x0: 165029.989898703
  • x1: 400097.7679
  • y0: 147634.830599635
  • y1: 413064.480599767
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:27700
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Category
Environment
Regions
Global