Environment Agency data from 2009 and 2015 tracks whether water bodies achieved objectives set for the second River Basin Management Plan cycle. It contains classification data for English river basin districts and English and Welsh data for the Severn river basin district. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.
Use Cases
- Track water body objective achievement based on classification data from 2009 and 2015.
- Compare progress between river basin districts based on the geographic coverage mentioned.
- Support river basin management plan development based on the stated purpose of the dataset.
Strengths
- Contains data from two specific years (2009 and 2015) for temporal comparison.
- Focuses on a specific regulatory framework (Water Framework Directive) and its objectives.
Limitations
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Environment Agency
- Time Range
- 2009 and 2015
- Geography
- English river basin districts and English and Welsh data for the Severn river basin district.