WFD RBMP2: Economic Analysis for Water Bodies in England, 2015-2021

Scenario 5 data underpins the impact assessment for updated river basin management plans in England. The dataset likely contains economic analysis for all water bodies, based on programmes of measures with known or secure funding. Attribution statement indicates the Environment Agency as the source, with copyright and/or database right in 2016.

Use Cases

• Assess the economic impact of water quality measures based on the described scenario analysis.
• Model funding requirements for river basin management based on programmes of measures with secure funding.
• Evaluate policy options for the Water Framework Directive based on the six-year phase from 2015 to 2021.

Strengths

• Covers all water bodies in England, providing national-scale analysis.
• Based on a defined six-year implementation phase from 2015 to 2021.
• Scenario is built from programmes of measures with known or reasonably secure funding sources.

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

Environment Agency, provided via Government Digital Service on eu_open_data.

Collection Method

Built from multiple data sources and based on many assumptions for impact assessment.

Time Range

Covers a six-year phase from 2015 to 2021.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Contains data for all water bodies in England.