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Water Framework Directive Groundwater Waterbodies - Cycle 2

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The EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection, improvement and management of surface water and groundwater. All Groundwater Waterbodies (GWB) are represented as polygons. They are validated by scientists in the Geological Survey of Ireland and the EPA Scientists as meeting the criteria for a WFD GWB. If a groundwater is capable of serving 10m³/day of abstraction, or has other significance, it is designated as a groundwater waterbody.

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Theme Environment
Date released 2015-01-01
Date updated 2023-07-14
Dataset conforms to these standards The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.
Rights notes {"no limitations",https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,license}
Update frequency Other
Language English
Landing page https://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0&request=GetMap&layers=EPA:WFD_GROUNDWATERBODIESActive&styles=&bbox=20178.278199999593,16270.345599999651,334518.00069999974,459757.56159999967&width=544&height=768&srs=EPSG:29902&format=image%2Fpng
Geographic coverage in GeoJSON format {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-10.47472, 51.44555],[-10.47472, 55.37999], [-6.01306, 55.37999], [-6.01306, 51.44555], [-10.47472, 51.44555]]]}
Spatial Reference Systems (SRS) TM65 / Irish Grid (EPSG:29902)
Vertical Extent {"verticalDomainName": "EPSG Projection 5731 - Malin Head height", "minVerticalExtent": "0", "maxVerticalExtent": "1014"}
Provenance information The EPA and Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) led a joint project to review the physical characteristics and produce updated groundwater waterbodies. The EPA instigated projects to assess and delineate groundwater waterbodies based on updated information about pressures and groundwater dependent wetlands in Ireland. The groundwater waterbody boundaries were updated based on this assessment.
Period of time covered (begin) 2014-01-01
Period of time covered (end) 2015-01-01