BRGM provides a list of rivers and dry vallats in the Vaucluse department of France subject to Water Police regulations under Article L.215.7.1 of the Environmental Code. The dataset identifies water courses where installations, works, or activities are regulated due to potential impacts on flood flow conditions. It was last updated on September 9, 2021.
Use Cases
- Permit compliance checking for construction projects based on regulated watercourse locations.
- Flood risk modeling based on the inventory of natural and artificial water flow channels.
- Environmental impact assessment for activities near rivers and dry vallats mentioned in the description.
Strengths
- Dataset is provided by a recognized geological and mining research bureau (BRGM).
- Has a specific legal basis defined by Article L.215.7.1 of the French Environmental Code.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2021-09-09 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES (BRGM)
- Freshness
- 2021-09-09
- Geography
- Vaucluse department (84), France