Identification

Title

Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water)

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) are defined by the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England & Wales) Regulations 2017 (or WFD Regulations) as locations where raw water is abstracted for human consumption providing, on average, more than 10 cubic metres per day, or serving more than 50 persons, or is intended for such future use. For surface water Drinking Water Protected Areas water may be abstracted from rivers, lakes, canals and reservoirs. Drinking Water Protected Areas are based on the River Basin Management Plan water body area within which the abstraction is located. Water sources used for drinking supplies need to be protected under the WFD Regulations to ensure they are not polluted and avoid / minimise the need for additional purification treatment which can be costly and resource intensive. The water companies must ensure compliance with the Drinking Water Directive and the Priority Substances Directive chemical parameters at the tap, as regulated by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI). Water Companies and the Environment Agency identify Drinking Water Protected Areas that are ‘at risk’ of deterioration from certain substances which could affect treatment and non-statutory Safeguard Zones are established. Within these zones, the Environment Agency works with the Water Companies to plan and implement targeted measures to address the identified risks. This dataset includes all of the current Drinking Water Protected Areas with a qualifying abstraction, indications of whether or not the area is deemed ‘at risk’ and, if a Safeguard Zone has been defined, which substances are affecting them. For more information on Safeguard Zones please refer to the "Drinking Water Safeguard Zone (Surface Water)" dataset also available on the Defra DSP. This data has been updated in 2022 following a national review of surface water protected area records for the Cycle 3 River Basin Management Plans. Please note the status of Drinking Water Protected Areas and any associated Safeguard Zones are continuously under review and details may change and/or become out of date once published. Please send any data or other enquiries in relation to this dataset to the point of contact identified below. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=ad9a0959-4c67-484d-9337-58084baf9b20&fileName=DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-FGDB.zip

protocol: http

name: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-FGDB.zip

description: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-FGDB.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=ad9a0959-4c67-484d-9337-58084baf9b20&fileName=DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-GeoJSON.zip

protocol: http

name: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-GeoJSON.zip

description: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-GeoJSON.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=ad9a0959-4c67-484d-9337-58084baf9b20&fileName=DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-GML.zip

protocol: http

name: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-GML.zip

description: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-GML.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=ad9a0959-4c67-484d-9337-58084baf9b20&fileName=DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-KML.zip

protocol: http

name: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-KML.zip

description: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-KML.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=ad9a0959-4c67-484d-9337-58084baf9b20&fileName=DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-MID_MIF.zip

protocol: http

name: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-MID_MIF.zip

description: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-MID_MIF.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=ad9a0959-4c67-484d-9337-58084baf9b20&fileName=DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-SHP.zip

protocol: http

name: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-SHP.zip

description: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-SHP.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=ad9a0959-4c67-484d-9337-58084baf9b20&fileName=DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-TAB.zip

protocol: http

name: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-TAB.zip

description: DrinkingWaterProtectedAreasSurfacewater-TAB.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=ad9a0959-4c67-484d-9337-58084baf9b20&fileName=DrWPA_SW_AttributeDescriptions.csv

protocol: http

name: DrWPA_SW_AttributeDescriptions.csv

description: DrWPA_SW_AttributeDescriptions.csv download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/explore/b4f0e481-f5e3-4421-90b8-5f1cde58eb59?download=true

protocol: http

name: Drinking_Water_Protected_Areas_(Surface Water)_-_Download

description: Download data by area of interest

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/drinking-water-protected-areas-surface-water/wms

protocol: http

name: Drinking_Water_Protected_Areas_(Surface Water)_-_WMS

description: Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) - WMS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/drinking-water-protected-areas-surface-water/wfs

protocol: http

name: Drinking_Water_Protected_Areas_(Surface Water)_-_WFS

description: Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) - WFS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/farmers/

protocol: http

name: View Drinking Water Safeguard Zones Map and Action Plans

description: View Drinking Water Safeguard Zones Map and Action Plans

Unique resource identifier

code

0c4d9ae7-bdc2-48da-bfb2-ccd1134723b3

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

inlandWaters

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Blue Green Alga

environment

inlandWaters

Keyword set

keyword value

colour

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

residual pesticide

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

agriculture

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

agricultural pollution

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

surface water

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

water pollution

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

water purification

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

urban water supply

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

nutrient

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

drinking water

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

environmental impact of agriculture

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

nutrient removal

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

water pollution prevention

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

drinking water treatment

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

drinking water protection area

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

pesticide

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

drinking water supply

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

persistence of pesticides

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.236

East bounding longitude

2.072

North bounding latitude

55.816

South bounding latitude

49.943

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2012-07-09

End position

2099-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2012-07-09

date type

revision

effective date

2022-11-23

Frequency of update

annually

Quality and validity

Lineage

The Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) are identified using the River Basin Management Plan Cycle 3 water body areas for surface waters.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Open format | Shapefile (SHP)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Constraint set

Use constraints

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://environment.data.gov.uk/support

description: Defra Data Services Forum

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-05-15

Metadata language