LDS23: Groundwater Flooding Scoping Study Technical Report

Defra commissioned project LDS23 in 2003 to scope the potential for groundwater emergence. The data from this study is contained in two technical reports, with this being the second part. The report was published by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Assessing groundwater emergence risk based on the scoping study findings.
• Informing flood management policy based on the commissioned technical analysis.
• Supporting academic research on groundwater hydrology using the study's framework.

Strengths

• Commissioned by a government department (Defra), suggesting official oversight.
• Structured as a formal technical report, likely containing detailed analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Commissioned scoping study.

Time Range

Study commissioned in 2003.

Freshness

Data originates from a study commissioned in 2003.

Geography

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