4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313136323633 eng dataset Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk pointOfContact 2023-07-31 Gemini 2.2 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG OGP Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (UWWTR) Sensitive Areas - Eutrophic AfA249 Sensitive Areas – Eutrophic Ardaloedd Sensitif - Ewtroffig UWWTD Sensitive Areas – Eutrophic.LYR 2016-03-01 publication 116263 https://naturalresources.wales The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (WFD Regulations 2017) requires specification of protected areas for those areas designated as nutrient sensitive areas. The Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (UWWTR) Sensitive Areas Eutrophic layer is a replacement layer of the Welsh only sites previously designated under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. it shows the extent of Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulation (UWWTR) sensitive areas (eutrophic). The UWWTR describes eutrophication as 'the enrichment of water by nutrients, especially compounds of nitrogen and/or phosphorous, causing an accelerated growth of algae and higher forms of plant life to produce an undesirable disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water and to the quality of the water concerned'. The UWWTR regulates the collection and treatment of waste water from homes and from industry. In the UK, the Directive is implemented through the Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulations 1994. Under these Regulations, water bodies that are (or may soon become) eutrophic should be designated as sensitive areas by Defra. This applies to still fresh waters, rivers, estuaries and coastal waters. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk owner Environment Agency Wales (EA Wales) 08708 506 506 Cambria House CF24 0TP enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk originator Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk custodian 4-Yearly Geographic Information System Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2023-08-01 publication © CNC/NRW Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Attribution statement: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. otherRestrictions There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. eng biota environment inlandWaters ISO3166 Countries 2023-08-01 publication Wales (WLS) -5.77774100 -2.60886500 51.24082900 53.51306700 2013-04-01 2027-12-31 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk distributor https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/inspire-nrw:NRW_UWWTD_Sensitive_Areas_Eutrophic Download data and Web services https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layer/402/?access_token=i61nd1X0RwdwAgQrGW0sqAsWxBMiwx&ows_service=wms Web Mapping Services dataset This dataset consists of the following in a single layer: - rivers currently designated as UWWTR eutrophic sensitive areas - shows harbours and estuaries currently designated as UWWTR eutrophic sensitive areas. The new polygons were created by selecting features from OS MasterMap Areas 2020. This was supplemented by features from OS MasterMap Areas 2014 upstream of Ross-on-Wye (that extend beyond the Welsh border). Black Brook was added to the feature for the Sensitive Area known as “River Alyn (including Black Brook and Mold Receiving stream)” which had been missing.