dataset · Wales
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
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Licence: ["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
Evidence quality: 44.4
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
- licensed water abstraction sites (Wales)
- Coverage docs-verified
- Wales
- Update frequency docs-verified
- weekly
- Access docs-verified
- Data Download and Web Mapping Services links listed; dataset licence not set; page content under OGL v3.0; part of dataset restricted and must not be released generally
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Identify licensed abstractions near a Welsh site for FRA or water resources baseline · Map consented abstraction points for EIA hydrology scoping · Check abstraction pressure on watercourses for dewatering or drainage assessments in Wales
- Audience llm-inferred
- hydrologists · flood consultants · environmental consultants · GIS analysts · water resources engineers
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Part of the dataset is sensitive and restricted; it must be kept confidential and cannot be generally released · Covers Wales only · Dataset-level licence is not set on the portal · Only Data Download and Web Mapping Services links are listed; no API is stated
Evidence
- https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/geonode:nrw_water_resource_permits
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/f12a586e-0837-4485-b4c2-6e60c2eeda18/licenced-water-abstractions2
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.