Drinking Water Protected Areas Safeguard Zones - Groundwater

Drinking water safeguard zones are designated areas in which the use of certain substances must be carefully managed to prevent the pollution of raw water sources that are used to provide drinking water. For at risk drinking water protected areas we may establish Safeguard Zones. These non-statutory Safeguard Zones are areas where activities can impact adversely on the quality of water abstracted in the drinking water protected area. Action to address pollution is targeted in these zones so that extra treatment of raw water can be avoided. Safeguard Zones are a joint initiative between Natural Resources Wales and water companies. Safeguard Zones are one of the main tools for delivering the Drinking Water Protected Area objectives of the Water Framework Directive.

Identification

Identifier
NRW_DS119162
Alternative Title
  • Parthau Diogelu Ardaloedd Gwarchodedig Dŵr Yfed – dŵr daear
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

For groundwater, Safeguard Zones are based on existing Source Protection Zone 1 and Source Protection Zone 2 areas. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and database right. All rights reserved. Derived from BGS digital data under licence from British Geological Survey © NERC.
Additional Information

Further information on groundwater protection in Wales can be found on Gov.UK - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protect-groundwater-and-prevent-groundwater-pollution/protect-groundwater-and-prevent-groundwater-pollution Download a redacted version of the data covering England and Wales on data.gov.uk: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/drinking-water-safeguard-zones-groundwater

Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2013-04-01
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Originator
  Environment Agency (EA)
Millbank Tower, 25th Floor, 21//24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4XL, England
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
 

Extent

Extent

Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
N
W
E
S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 
 

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Geographic Information System ()

    Specification

    ERSI Feature Class

 

Quality

Data quality

Quality Scope
Dataset
Conformity
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
Explanation
Degree
false
Lineage

For groundwater, Safeguard Zones are based on existing Source Protection Zone 1 and Source Protection Zone 2 areas. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and database right. All rights reserved. Derived from BGS digital data under licence from British Geological Survey © NERC.
 

Keywords

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • drinking water
  • groundwater
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2023-12-31
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

NRW SMNR Vocabulary
  • Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
  • Ecosystem (SMNR)
  • Water Quality (SMNR)
  • Water Resources (SMNR)
  • Management Areas (SMNR)
  • Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
  • Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Revision)
2023-12-27
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

Access to this data may be restricted under relevant legislation. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate the data. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and database right. All rights reserved. Derived from BGS digital data under licence from British Geological Survey © NERC.
 

Use Constraints

Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© CNC/NRW NRW does NOT grant permission to third parties to re-use or disseminate this dataset. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and database right. All rights reserved. Derived from BGS digital data under licence from British Geological Survey © NERC.
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313139313632 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2024-05-30T14:08:56.046Z
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

pointOfContact
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 
 

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