National Water Resource Options and Supply Estimates for the 2050s

Potential water supply volumes in megalitres per day from various resource options under different future scenarios. The data, provided by the UK Environment Agency, models water availability at national, regional, and company scales for the 2050s. It includes projections for 'Do Nothing', 'Low', 'Central', and 'High' national framework scenarios.

Use Cases

• Compare water supply potential across different resource options based on the listed scenarios.
• Model national and regional water security in the 2050s based on scenario projections.
• Assess water company resource zone needs against potential supply volumes.
• Evaluate the impact of different strategic frameworks ('Do Nothing' to 'High') on future water availability.

Strengths

• Projects water supply for the 2050s, providing a long-term planning horizon.
• Models scenarios at multiple geographic scales: national, regional water resource groups, and water company zones.
• Compares four distinct modelling scenarios ('Do Nothing', 'Low', 'Central', 'High').

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

Environment Agency (UK), via Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

National Framework modelling scenarios.

Time Range

Projections for the 2050s.

Geography

United Kingdom, at national, regional, and water company zone scales.