dataset · England
Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water)
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
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Evidence quality: 33.6
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Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
Evidence
- https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=ad9a0959-4c67-484d-9337-58084baf9b20&fileName=Drinking_Water_Protected_Areas_Surface_Water.gdb.zip
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/3d136e9a-78cf-4452-824d-39d715ba5b69/drinking-water-protected-areas-surface-water
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