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Groundwater Vulnerability Scotland version 2
The Groundwater Vulnerability Scotland dataset forms part of the BGS Hydrogeological Maps of Scotland data product. This product is comprised of three datasets: Bedrock Aquifer Productivity Scotland; Superficial Aquifer Productivity Scotland; and Groundwater Vulnerability Scotland. The Groundwater Vulnerability Scotland dataset version 2 (2015) shows the relative vulnerability of groundwater to contamination across Scotland. Groundwater vulnerability is the tendency and likelihood for general co
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Evidence quality: 40.2
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- groundwater vulnerability (relative vulnerability of groundwater to contamination)
- Coverage docs-verified
- Scotland
- Resolution docs-verified
- 50 m resolution; smallest detectable feature 100 m; delivered at 1:100 000 scale
- Update frequency docs-verified
- as needed (asNeeded)
- Access docs-verified
- Licence not set on the page; copyright vested in NERC (BGS work), no reproduction or transmission without prior permission of the copyright holder; no API or auth listed (ENTRY auth null)
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Regional groundwater screening of contamination risk for site or land-quality assessments · Groundwater vulnerability context for groundwater risk assessment in Scottish catchments · Mapping groundwater vulnerability as an input to planning or infrastructure constraint maps
- Audience llm-inferred
- hydrogeologists · environmental consultants · geotechnical engineers · land-quality consultants · planners
Limitations
- Constraints docs-verified
- Screening tool at regional scale (1:100 000), not a site-specific assessment · Dataset reference date is 2015-10-20 (version 2, 2015) · Update frequency is as needed, so no fixed refresh cycle · Copyright restrictions on reproduction and transmission apply · Use is at the customer's own risk; NERC/BGS gives no warranty on accuracy or suitability
Evidence
- https://doi.org/10.5285/95759d72-eae9-4b2b-a9ee-589b00a505b2
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/afa1a8f6-0e68-4b29-8245-8d8323eee2ec/groundwater-vulnerability-scotland-version-2
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.