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Drinking Water Protected Areas: River Catchments (Wales)
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What this layer shows
Water bodies in Wales designated as Drinking Water Protected Areas under the Water Framework Directive regulations, here the river catchments, with whether NRW assessed each as at risk. Pollution risks to them get closer attention in permitting and planning.
Where the data comes from
WFS · datamap.gov.wales
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Facts shown for each feature
Water body ID · At risk · Reason
Other layers in this group
- Nitrate Vulnerable Zones 2013 (Wales)
- Internal Drainage Districts
- Nitrate Vulnerable Zones 2021
- Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Surface)
- Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Groundwater)
- Principal Salmon Fisheries (England)
- Bathing Waters (England)
- Bathing Waters (Scotland)
- Bathing Waters (Wales)
- Bathing Waters (Northern Ireland)
- Groundwater Bodies (WFD 2025)
- River Water Body Catchments (WFD 2025)