Groundwater vulnerability data for England
The Environment Agency has updated its groundwater vulnerability map to reflect improvements in data mapping, modelling capability and understanding of the factors affecting vulnerability. Two new maps are available which show the vulnerability of groundwater to a pollutant discharged at ground level. The potential impact of groundwater pollution is considered using the aquifer designation status which provides an indication of the scale and importance of groundwater for potable water supply and/or in supporting baseflow to rivers, lakes and wetlands. This dataset has shared IP (Intellectual Property) between Environment Agency and British Geological Survey. It supersedes the previous Groundwater Vulnerability 100k data released by EA.
dataset
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http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607227
English
Geoscientific information
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0:
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences:
Groundwater
Ground water pollution
Pollution
data.gov.uk (non-INSPIRE)
Maps
Simulation
Aquifers
Free:
NERC_DDC
-6.4500,
49.7700,
1.7800,
55.8300
ENG, ENGLAND [id=150000]
creation: 2017-11-30
unknown
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before
vector
British Geological Survey
Enquiries
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth,
NOTTINGHAM,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: 0115 936 3143
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: distributor
British Geological Survey
Enquiries
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth,
NOTTINGHAM,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: 0115 936 3143
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: point of contact
Data Quality
The Groundwater vulnerability dataset has been developed primarily by the Environment Agency to show vulnerability of groundwater to pollutant discharged at ground level. It has been based on the hydrological, geological, hydrogeological and soil properties within a 1km square grid, and includes data from the British Geological Survey, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and National Soil Research Institute.
INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.
The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.
Metadata about metadata
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British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth,
NOTTINGHAM,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: +44 115 936 3100
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: point of contact
2024-04-24