UK Water Quality Sampling Harmonised Monitoring Scheme Detailed Data
The Historic UK Water Quality Sampling Harmonised Monitoring Scheme (HMS) dataset contains individual determinand results for all sites in the UK Harmonised Monitoring Scheme network from 1974 until 2013. The Harmonised Monitoring Scheme (HMS) was established to provide an archive of water quality data for the UK. It is used to provide information for international obligations, including the long-term trends of some determinands and the estimation of riverborne input of selected determinands to the sea.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS116338
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- AfA255 UK Water Quality Sampling Harmonised Monitoring Scheme Detailed Data
- Metadata Language
- English
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The sampling network includes 230 sites which are mainly located at the tidal limits of major rivers or at the points of confluence of significant tributaries. The information held within the HMS includes data on: Oxygen and ammonia, Nutrients, List II metals and Pesticides. The Environment Agency also hold and publish a copy of this dataset.
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Summary data for this data set is also available: UK Water Quality Sampling Harmonised Monitoring Scheme Summary Data (116328)
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2023-06-22
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1975-01-01
- End date
- 2013-12-31
- Topic category
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- Environment
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- England and Wales (EAW)
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Distribution
Distribution
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Access Database
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- Resource Locator
- View and Download ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Quality
Data quality
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- 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
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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- false
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The sampling network includes 230 sites which are mainly located at the tidal limits of major rivers or at the points of confluence of significant tributaries. The information held within the HMS includes data on: Oxygen and ammonia, Nutrients, List II metals and Pesticides. The Environment Agency also hold and publish a copy of this dataset.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- water quality monitoring
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2026-08-27
Keywords
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IPSV Subjects List
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- Water quality
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2020-11-18
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Keywords
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- Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
- Management Areas (SMNR)
- Water Quality (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Water Resources (SMNR)
- Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Hydrological Processes (SMNR)
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-26
Spatial Reference System
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- NONE
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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This data is jointly owned by NRW, EA, SEPA and AFBI There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2013. All rights reserved © Scottish Environmental Protection Agency 2013 © Northern Ireland Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute 2013 © Natural Resources Wales Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
Attribution Statement
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. All rights reserved © Environment Agency © Scottish Environmental Protection Agency © Northern Ireland Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.
Licence
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313136333338 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2026-09-17T09:16:31.307Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
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1.0