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Flood Risk Areas (Cycle 1)
The Cycle 1 Flood Risk Areas are those communities in Wales where most significant flood risks exist from surface water flooding only (from surface water run-off, groundwater... -
Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (UWWTR) Sensitive Areas - Bathing Waters
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (WFD Regulations 2017) requires specification of protected areas for those areas... -
Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (UWWTR) Sensitive Areas - Eutrophic
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (WFD Regulations 2017) requires specification of protected areas for those areas... -
Shoreline Management Plan Policies
A Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) is a large-scale assessment of the risks associated with coastal processes and helps reduce these risks to people and the developed, historic... -
Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS) Boundaries
Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies (CAMS) assess the amount of water available in each river catchment. The CAMS Boundaries are an external reference dataset giving an... -
Areas Affecting Bathing Waters
This spatial dataset comprises of a polygon relating to each site identified under the Bathing Water Directive (76/160/EEC). These sites are drawn as a simple guide to aid the... -
Environmental Pollution Incidents
This dataset contains details pollution incidents reported to Natural Resources Wales (NRW). Only substantiated and closed environmental protection incidents are included. Where... -
Saltmarsh Extents
Polygon data layer showing the extent of Saltmarsh in Coastal and Transitional waters for use by both Flood and Coastal Risk Management and the implementation of Water Framework... -
Live Flood Warnings and Alerts Application Programming Interface (API)
Flood Warnings are provided by the constant monitoring of stations and forecasting flooding from rivers or the sea: Severe Flood Warning: Severe flooding. Danger to life. Flood... -
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Management Catchments Cycle 1
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Management Catchments Cycle 1 is a spatial (polygon) dataset collated as defined for the implementation of the WFD) Management catchments are the... -
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Groundwater bodies Cycle 1
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Groundwater bodies Cycle 1 is a spatial (polygon) dataset containing attributes that have been collated as defined for the implementation of the... -
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Lake Waterbodies Cycle 1
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Lake Waterbodies Cycle 1 (2008 -2013) is a polygon Shapefile dataset containing Water Framework Directive (WFD) attributes that have been... -
Water Framework Directive (WFD) River Basin Districts Cycle 1
Water Framework Directive (WFD) River Basin Districts Cycle 1 is a spatial (polygon) dataset containing attributes that have been collated as defined for the implementation of... -
Flood Alert Areas
Flood Alert Areas are geographical areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers or the sea. A single Flood Alert Area may cover the floodplain within the Flood... -
Flood Warning Areas
This spatial Flood Warning Areas dataset are geographical areas where NRW expect flooding to occur and where NRW provide a Flood Warning Service. Flood Warning Areas generally... -
Historic Landfill Sites
This dataset is now Static and won’t be updated. However, this dataset should still be used for information on permits that were historic before came under EPR regulations. This... -
Flood Storage Areas
Flood Storage Areas show those areas that act as a balancing reservoir, storage basin or balancing pond. Their purpose is to attenuate an incoming flood peak to a flow level... -
Source Protection Zones (SPZ) Merged
Source Protection Zones [Merged] have been created as public facing boundaries where individual groundwater bodies within Source Protection Zones (SPZ) have been dissolved so... -
Emissions Inventory
The Emissions Inventory (EI) dataset collects data from regulated industrial activities and includes annual emissions to air and controlled waters, off-site transfers of waste... -
Recorded Flood Extents
Recorded Flood Extents shows areas that have been recorded to have flooded in the past from rivers, the sea or surface water. The records come from a number of evidence sources...