dataset · England

Water abstraction data sets

This series is an amalgamation of all the water abstraction data sets previously held on Data.Gov.UK (DGUK), thus consolidating all abstraction statistical data into one location on DGUK. Data source is the Environment Agency (EA). The record includes the following datasets: Abstraction licences in force and new licences determined 2000-2010 The consumption of water abstracted from non-tidal surface and groundwater in England and Wales has fallen from an estimated 41.2 thousand megalitres/day in

Source details

Licence: UK Open Government Licence (OGL)

Evidence quality: 43.6

Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

Evidence

• https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env15-water-abstraction-tables
• https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/7619198a-1bbf-4cbc-8014-f6a46edb230e/water-abstraction-data-sets

Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.