Sensitive Areas - Eutrophic Rivers
River_Eutrophic_SAs
SA_RIVER_EUTROPHIC
This record is for Approval for Access product AfA249-1 Sensitive Areas – Eutrophic Rivers. This dataset consists of 3 shapefiles showing the extent of Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) (UWWTD) sensitive areas (eutrophic). The UWWTD describes eutrophication as ‘the enrichment of water by nutrients, especially compounds of nitrogen and/or phosphorous, causing an accelerated growth of algae and higher forms of plant life to produce an undesirable disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water and to the quality of the water concerned’. The UWWTD regulates the collection and treatment of waste water from homes and from industry. In the UK, the Directive is implemented through the Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulations 1994. Under these Regulations, water bodies that are (or may soon become) eutrophic should be designated as sensitive areas by Defra. This applies to still fresh waters, rivers, estuaries and coastal waters. This dataset consists of: • rivers currently designated as UWWTD eutrophic sensitive areas • lakes currently designated as UWWTD eutrophic sensitive areas • shows harbours and estuaries currently designated as UWWTD eutrophic sensitive areas Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.
dataset
protocol: DSP:ESRI
name: SensitiveAreasEutrophicRivers_Download
description: Sensitive Areas - Eutrophic Rivers Download
https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb
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name: DSP_CUSTOMER_FORUM
description: DEFRA Data Services Platform Customer Forum
DSTR04763
eng
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
biota
environment
inlandWaters
water quality
sensitive environment
sensitive area
waste water
eutrophication
coastal pollution
lake pollution
river pollution
water pollution
OpenData
publication
2010-01-13
-6.236
2.072
55.816
49.943
http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/england
http://
1994-01-01T00:00:00
2022-12-31
creation
2011-01-01
revision
2015-05-02
asNeeded
Geometry snapped to Detailed River Network in 2011. Aligned to Water Framework Directive waterbodies where possible.
Open format | Shapefile (SHP)
Not Applicable
Open Government Licence
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Environment Agency
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pointOfContact
Environment Agency
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2020-09-17