Legalized Water Use Permits in the Corantioquia Jurisdiction, Colombia

Environmental permits for water use in the Corantioquia jurisdiction, including concessions for surface and groundwater and licenses for productive activities. The dataset includes 30 columns tracking administrative, technical, and geographic details of each permit. It is published by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze water allocation by economic sector using the `Agrícola`, `Pecuario`, `Industrial`, `Piscícola`, `Agroindustrial`, and `Minería` columns.
• Map permitted water extraction points and their associated basins using the `Coordenada X`, `Coordenada Y`, `Cuenca`, `Municipio`, and `Vereda` columns.
• Track the administrative status and timeline of permit applications using the `Estado`, `Fecha solicitud`, `Fecha última actuación`, and `Radicado última actuación` columns.
• Model water balance or usage intensity by comparing `Caudal captado` (captured flow) with `Caudal vertido` (discharged flow) and `Total caudal`.

Strengths

• Includes 30 detailed columns covering administrative, technical, geographic, and sectoral dimensions of water permits.
• Contains explicit geospatial coordinates (`Coordenada X`, `Coordenada Y`) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Data is available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2026-05-18 18:49:02; freshness should be verified as the date is in the future.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely compiled from environmental permit applications and administrative records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:49:02.

Geography

Corantioquia jurisdiction, Colombia.