Threat of landfill sites to Marine Protected Area habitat features in Wales

The map package shows the potential overall threat coastal landfill sites in Wales pose to Marine Protected Area (MPA) habitat features under a present day epoch (2005-2025), a medium term epoch (2025-2055) and a long-term epoch (2055-2105). Overall threat presented in the map package is a combination of the risk of waste being released from the landfill site and the vulnerability of MPA habitat features to waste if released from these sites. The map package ultimately shows the results of a high-level assessment on the potential impacts of coastal landfill sites to MPAs. The study aimed to provide an initial assessment of this impact to highlight where regional or site-specific investigations should be undertaken to further understand the threat coastal landfill sites pose to MPA features. The boundaries of the Operational Areas and MPAs are also included in the map package. Excel files of the attribute tables from the GIS map package are also provided. More information on the rationale, methods, results and assumptions can be found in the Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Evidence Report 673.

Identifier: NRW_DS125457

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: The coastal landfill sites used in this dataset are derived from Historic Landfill Sites spatial dataset ( https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/inspire-nrw:NRW_Historic_Landfill_Sites ) and a dataset of currently licenced landfill sites provided by NRW. Overall threat as determined to be a combination of the risk of waste being released from the landfill site and the vulnerability of MPA habitat features to the waste if released from these sites. This report and supporting data provides a high-level approach for determining which landfill sites at the coast have potential to pose the greatest threat to MPA features in Wales. Given the high-level approach to this assessment, the aim was to inform where more detailed investigations should be undertaken on specific landfills or regions of potential concern. Given the level of confidence related to some of the project outputs it is not possible to use this information to ascertain accurate site-specific information. Instead, it is recommended that future studies use location specific data to refine the results of this assessment. For example, data about the local hydrodynamics, local environmental conditions, current management measures in place, exact contents and contamination levels contained within and released from the landfill, and specific habitat/species sensitivity to specific landfill pressures, will aid a better understanding of the local site-specific impacts arising from landfills. More information on the rationale, methods, results and assumptions can be found in the Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Evidence Report 673

Additional Information: Robbins, K; Bernard, B; Brooks, A; Frost, N. 2023. Investigating the impact of landfill sites at the coast on Marine Protected Area features in Wales. NRW Evidence Report. Report No: 673, Natural Resources Wales, Cardiff.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2023-03-23

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2022-04-01

End date: 2023-03-31

Topic category

Environment

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd

Suite B, Waterside House, Town Quay, Southampton, SO14 2AQ, England

http://www.abpmer.co.uk/

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Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

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[A]The final report in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats: NRW Evidence Report No. 673 [B] A series of GIS layers on which the maps in the report are based [C] A series of Microsoft excel tables containing the overall scores on the threat of landfill sites to MPA habitat features over different epo [D] A Microsoft excel tables containing the MPA habitat features sensitivity to different pressures from landfills justification

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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
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Lineage: The coastal landfill sites used in this dataset are derived from Historic Landfill Sites spatial dataset ( https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/inspire-nrw:NRW_Historic_Landfill_Sites ) and a dataset of currently licenced landfill sites provided by NRW. Overall threat as determined to be a combination of the risk of waste being released from the landfill site and the vulnerability of MPA habitat features to the waste if released from these sites. This report and supporting data provides a high-level approach for determining which landfill sites at the coast have potential to pose the greatest threat to MPA features in Wales. Given the high-level approach to this assessment, the aim was to inform where more detailed investigations should be undertaken on specific landfills or regions of potential concern. Given the level of confidence related to some of the project outputs it is not possible to use this information to ascertain accurate site-specific information. Instead, it is recommended that future studies use location specific data to refine the results of this assessment. For example, data about the local hydrodynamics, local environmental conditions, current management measures in place, exact contents and contamination levels contained within and released from the landfill, and specific habitat/species sensitivity to specific landfill pressures, will aid a better understanding of the local site-specific impacts arising from landfills. More information on the rationale, methods, results and assumptions can be found in the Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Evidence Report 673

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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

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NRW Thesaurus

marine protected areas(marine consultation areas)(sensitive marine areas)seealso marine conservation&marine nature reserve
coastal landscapes
pollution (see also specific types of pollution eg. oil pollution)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

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Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

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Restriction type: Other restrictions

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Limitations: no limitations

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Other constraints: Full Data may be restricted as it may contain sensitive data regarding landfill sites. Redacted data may be provided under an Open Government Licence subject to a NRW Open Data Assessment.

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Other constraints: NRW Conditional

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File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313235343537 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:16:15.218Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

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Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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