4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313136373932 eng dataset Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk pointOfContact 2023-01-31 Gemini 2.2 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG OGP Water Framework Directive (WFD) Groundwaterbodies Cycle 2 Cylch 2 cyrff dŵr Daear y Gyfarwyddeb Fframwaith Dŵr 2021-09-09 publication 116792 https://naturalresources.wales Water Framework Directive (WFD) Groundwaterbodies Cycle 2 (2014-2019) is a spatial (polygon) dataset which has been created for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Article 2, clause 2 of the WFD defines them as '…all water which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil'. For the purposes of reporting under the WFD a groundwater body represent a distinct body of groundwater flow with a coherent flow unit including recharge and discharge areas with little flow across the boundaries. These reflect hydrogeological characteristics containing information on flow and stage properties, recharge and vulnerability to pollution. This has been undertaken through defining aquifers into differ ent types and broken into catchment units at Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS) scale. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk owner Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk originator Environment Agency Wales 08708 506 506 Environment Agency Wales Cambria House CF24 0TP enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk originator Environment Agency (EA) 08708 506 506 Millbank Tower, 25th Floor SW1P 4XL enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk originator quarterly Geographic Information System Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2023-02-01 publication © CNC/NRW Derived in part from 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale digital data under permission from British Geological Survey. ©NERC. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions This data is jointly owned by NRW and British Geological Society (BGS). There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. eng environment inlandWaters imageryBaseMapsEarthCover ISO3166 Countries 2023-02-01 publication England and Wales (EAW) -1.64757 -5.87908 51.00446 53.51446 2014-01-01 2021-09-09 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_WFD_GROUNDWATER_C2 View and Download https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layer/416/?access_token=i61nd1X0RwdwAgQrGW0sqAsWxBMiwx&ows_service=wms Web Mapping Service dataset The primary input dataset is '1:625K Classified Aquifer Geology'. This dataset has been digitised directly from the hard copy '1:250K Solid Geology Map' and classified according to aquifer type and are therefore directly derived from the underlying BGS data. These classifications were verified by the British Geology Survey (BGS). These data have gone out for consultation at Area level and in some instances 1:50K Solid Geology has been used to define localised boundaries. Since waterbodies are attributed with a unique identifier 'WB_ID' this dataset can be linked directly to other WFD data sources such as physical characteristics, risk, classification and proposed objectives.