This dataset provides permit holder information for permitted discharges in Wales as required by the Environmental Permit (England and Wales) Regulations 2016. Information is held for all permitted discharges and covers all substances that are controlled by the permits. The data is provided by the Natural Resources Wales public Register.

The data set contains 3 tiers of information:

Tier 1 – Site and General

Information relating to the permit operator, discharge address and type. The date of permit issue, effective and revocation. Information where the effluent enters the environment (such as river, coastal, groundwater) for each permit.

Tier 2 – Outlet and release

Data on the effluent type e.g. Sewage effluent, Storm Overflow, Trade. The location is supplied for the effluent and the outlet in OS Nation Grid Reference format. Further detail is provided on the permit type and treatment type.

Tier 3 –Determinand /release detail Limits

Further detail is provided on the amount that can be discharged and in which time period in months. Release details/determinands are the substances and numerical limits that make up the effluent. This could include chemical, biological, and physical limits. The permitted limits are included for each determinand /release detail. Data is provided for each effluent and may contain one or more determinands depending on the complexity of the discharge.

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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.

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Attributes (41)

Attribute name Label Description
objectid
permit_number
online_public_reg_link
permit_type
permit_status
issue_date
effective_date
operator
operator_party_type
site_name
site_address_1
site_address_2
site_address_3
site_town_or_city
site_postcode
site_ngr
site_description
geom
local_authority
nrw_isuwwtdvalue
outlet_name
outlet_ngr
discharge_type
receiving_environment
receiving_waters
release_name
release_type
treatment
sample_point_ngr
season_start_month
season_start_day
season_end_month
season_end_day
determinand_code
determinand
limit_1
definition_1
limit_2
definition_2
limit_3
definition_3

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