WFD Catchment Management Information England - Investigations

Water Framework Directive management information for England, including details on River Basin Districts, Catchments, Water Bodies, their classifications, targets, and investigations into reasons for failure. The dataset is provided by the Environment Agency and includes information for sites in Wales where they cross into England. It has been retired and superseded by a newer record on the Environment Agency's data platform.

Use Cases

• Identify reasons for water body failure based on the documented 'Reasons for Failure' categories.
• Track water quality improvement targets based on 'Water Body Outcomes' for future points in time.
• Analyze the scope of environmental investigations based on the 'Investigations' details to establish valid problems.
• Map integrated catchment management units based on listed 'Management Catchments' and 'Operational Catchments'.

Strengths

• Dataset is structured around specific, defined components of the Water Framework Directive process, such as classifications, outcomes, and investigations.
• Includes cross-border data, covering sites in Wales that intersect with England.
• Managed and attributed to the authoritative Environment Agency, with a clear retirement and supersession notice.

Limitations

• Dataset has been retired and superseded, indicating it is not the current version.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Likely compiled for regulatory reporting and catchment management under the Water Framework Directive.

Time Range

Cycle 2 of the Water Framework Directive implementation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-17 15:07:32.796854; freshness should be verified as the dataset is retired.

Geography

England, with inclusion of sites in Wales where they cross the border.