Licenced Water Abstractions

The water abstractions dataset details all sites in Wales covered under the Water Act 2003 where all abstractions of 20 cubic metres or more require an abstraction licence

Identifier: NRW_DS116321

Alternative Title

Licenced Water Abstractions held in Dynamics 365 (also know as CRM-PALS)
AfA135 Water Abstractions

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: The dataset holds details of all live water abstraction licences in Wales. Expired, lapsed and revoked licences are excluded. The table holds details of maximum annual and maximum daily abstraction quantities. The quantities are the maximum permitted under the licence; they give an indication of the size of the abstraction. Some licences may include aggregating conditions or other conditions which restrict the abstraction; these are not included in the dataset.

Data stored from 2013-04-01 to 2016-02-26 in WISKI and from 2016-02-27 to present in PALS.

Some of the data is considered sensitive, a redacted public version of the data is available, requests for the full data will be consider on a case-by-case basis.

Information warning; Deregulated Licences

Some licences were deregulated on 31st March 2005. Deregulated licences include any abstraction of less than 20 cubic metres per day from a surface water source (e.g. stream or drain) or from underground strata (via borehole or well) for any particular purpose. Abstractions were therefore no longer licensable if they fell into this category and revoked. It is therefore possible that there are deregulated abstractions and other unlicensed abstractions present in your area of interest, particularly for domestic or agricultural use or that deregulated licences known before 31st March 2005 are now no longer active. So these abstractions will not be included in the supplied Licensed Water Abstraction data. Further information on the timescales for licensing previously exempt abstractions and remaining exemptions can be found on our website.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2024-12-26

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2013-04-01

Topic category

Inland waters

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

Originator

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Distribution

Format Type and Description

Documents ( )

Specification

Excel Spreadsheet

Resource Locator: Data Download ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

Resource Locator: Web Mapping Services ( OGC:WMS )

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: The dataset holds details of all live water abstraction licences in Wales. Expired, lapsed and revoked licences are excluded. The table holds details of maximum annual and maximum daily abstraction quantities. The quantities are the maximum permitted under the licence; they give an indication of the size of the abstraction. Some licences may include aggregating conditions or other conditions which restrict the abstraction; these are not included in the dataset.

Data stored from 2013-04-01 to 2016-02-26 in WISKI and from 2016-02-27 to present in PALS.

Some of the data is considered sensitive, a redacted public version of the data is available, requests for the full data will be consider on a case-by-case basis.

Information warning; Deregulated Licences

Some licences were deregulated on 31st March 2005. Deregulated licences include any abstraction of less than 20 cubic metres per day from a surface water source (e.g. stream or drain) or from underground strata (via borehole or well) for any particular purpose. Abstractions were therefore no longer licensable if they fell into this category and revoked. It is therefore possible that there are deregulated abstractions and other unlicensed abstractions present in your area of interest, particularly for domestic or agricultural use or that deregulated licences known before 31st March 2005 are now no longer active. So these abstractions will not be included in the supplied Licensed Water Abstraction data. Further information on the timescales for licensing previously exempt abstractions and remaining exemptions can be found on our website.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Utility and governmental services

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

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

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

bathing water
permits
Water Act 2003
water abstraction

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-06-19

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords

Ecosystem (SMNR)
Management Areas (SMNR)
Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
Water Quality (SMNR)
Hydrological Processes (SMNR)
Water Resources (SMNR)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-06-26

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type: Other restrictions

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted as it contains data exempt from general release. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to national security reasons.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © CNC/NRW The redacted data may be re-used under provision and in line with the terms of a NRW licence. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. A full version of the data will only be provided on request, on a case-by-case basis and under provision of a separate NRW licence.

Attribution Statement

Licence

Other constraints: NRW Conditional

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313136333231 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-12-31T11:32:22.282Z

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

Publishing Body

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Full access to the portal and metadata.

Licenced Water Abstractions

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