WFD RBMP2 Risk Assessments for Protected Waters in England and Wales

Environment Agency risk assessments for Shellfish Waters and Bathing Waters in English river basin districts and the Welsh Severn RBD. The data supports the second cycle of river basin management plans, identifying areas at risk of failing objectives or deteriorating. This dataset was previously covered by AFA390 and AFA391.

Use Cases

• Identify protected water bodies at risk of failing environmental objectives based on the risk assessment.
• Analyze spatial patterns of risk for Shellfish Waters and Bathing Waters across river basin districts.
• Support river basin management plan development using risk data for the second planning cycle.
• Compare risk assessments between English districts and the Welsh Severn River Basin District.

Strengths

• Risk assessments are produced by the Environment Agency, an authoritative government body.
• Data covers specific protected area types (Shellfish Waters and Bathing Waters) and geographic regions (English RBDs and Welsh Severn).

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

Geography

English river basin districts and the Welsh Severn River Basin District