National Water Resource Options and Supply Estimates for the 2050s
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Description
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.
File format is Excel (.xlsx), which may require specific tools for processing. Attribution statement indicates Crown copyright/database right 2025.