Water Resource Availability for Water Framework Directive Cycle 2 Bodies

United Kingdom water resource availability data provides a national picture for each Water Framework Directive Cycle 2 water body. The dataset is based on a nationally consistent method and is published by the Government Digital Service under an OGL-UK-3.0 license. Local assessments for abstraction licensing may differ, particularly for regulated rivers and Special Areas of Conservation.

Use Cases

• Assess national water resource availability for environmental reporting based on the Water Framework Directive.
• Inform local abstraction licensing strategies by comparing national and local water availability assessments.
• Analyze water management implications for regulated rivers and Special Areas of Conservation mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is based on a nationally consistent method, ensuring comparability.
• Provides a national picture for each Water Framework Directive Cycle 2 water body.
• Published by a government organization (Government Digital Service).

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

Based on a nationally consistent method for Water Framework Directive reporting.

Time Range

Cycle 2 of the Water Framework Directive.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom (implied by OGL-UK license and organization).