AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
WFD Cycle 2 River Invertebrate Classification

This dataset is a subset of "WFD Classification Status Cycle 2" and contains classification data for benthic invertebrates in rivers. Benthic invertebrates can be used to indicate the ecological status of a river. Data on number of taxa (NTAXA) and average score per taxa (ASPT) is run through the River Invertebrate Classification Tool (RICT). Bias values are applied to these scores to account for identification and sample sorting errors.  The actual (observed) scores are compared with a predicted score (reflecting a river in pristine condition). The comparison of the observed to expected scores is known as an Ecological Quality Ratio (EQR). Means of the annual EQRs are used to produce a benthic invertebrate classification (High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad) of the monitoring site for Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes. The data is then run through another tool called VISCOUS to produce a water body level classification. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 Site Classifications 2013

For the Water Framework Directive (WFD) water bodies are given classifications based on data collected at monitoring sites. There may be one or more sites per water body. Classification is an important part of the WFD life cycle, it allows the current environmental conditions to be defined. Subsequent classifications indicate if any work carried out is having a positive effect. 
Data are collected by field operatives or automated collection methods. These data are passed through models that calculate the classification for a site. These results then form the basis of a water body classification.
Included are much of the supporting data produced by the models, called classification facts.
This data set is extracted from the Environment Agency's Catchment Planning System. Data are available for each year and WFD planning cycle.
Further information is available in a readme file included with the data. Attribution statement: Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 Site Classifications 2014

For the Water Framework Directive (WFD) water bodies are given classifications based on data collected at monitoring sites. There may be one or more sites per water body. Classification is an important part of the WFD life cycle, it allows the current environmental conditions to be defined. Subsequent classifications indicate if any work carried out is having a positive effect. 
Data are collected by field operatives or automated collection methods. These data are passed through models that calculate the classification for a site. These results then form the basis of a water body classification.
Included are much of the supporting data produced by the models, called classification facts.
This data set is extracted from the Environment Agency's Catchment Planning System. Data are available for each year and WFD planning cycle.
Further information is available in a readme file included with the data. Attribution statement: Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 Site Classifications 2015

For the Water Framework Directive (WFD) water bodies are given classifications based on data collected at monitoring sites. There may be one or more sites per water body. Classification is an important part of the WFD life cycle, it allows the current environmental conditions to be defined. Subsequent classifications indicate if any work carried out is having a positive effect. 
Data are collected by field operatives or automated collection methods. These data are passed through models that calculate the classification for a site. These results then form the basis of a water body classification.
Included are much of the supporting data produced by the models, called classification facts.
This data set is extracted from the Environment Agency's Catchment Planning System. Data are available for each year and WFD planning cycle.
Further information is available in a readme file included with the data. Attribution statement: Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 Site Classifications 2016

For the Water Framework Directive (WFD) water bodies are given classifications based on data collected at monitoring sites. There may be one or more sites per water body. Classification is an important part of the WFD life cycle, it allows the current environmental conditions to be defined. Subsequent classifications indicate if any work carried out is having a positive effect. 
Data are collected by field operatives or automated collection methods. These data are passed through models that calculate the classification for a site. These results then form the basis of a water body classification.
Included are much of the supporting data produced by the models, called classification facts.
This data set is extracted from the Environment Agency's Catchment Planning System. Data are available for each year and WFD planning cycle.
Further information is available in a readme file included with the data. Attribution statement: Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 Specific Pollutants Classification

This dataset is a subset of the "WFD Classification Status Cycle 2" product and contains classification data for the sub element Specific Pollutants (abbreviated to SP) as used in the classification for Ecological Status for the water framework directive (WFD). The data is presented as a row per individual WFD water body. The UK was responsible for developing Environmental Quality Standards (EQS's) for SPs. These are defined as substances that can have a harmful effect on biological quality, and include substances commonly encountered when issuing environmental permits or consents as well as substances listed under earlier EU Directives such as List II under the Dangerous Substances Directive. The sub element SP classification is based on the individual SP elements using a one out all out process. This means if a single SP element is moderate then the SP sub element classification will also be moderate. SP elements are classed as either High or Moderate. If there are no individual SP elements in classification the SP sub element is listed as not assessed (NA). Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 TraC invertebrates classification

This dataset is a subset of "WFD Classification Status Cycle 2" and contains classification data for benthic invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters. Benthic invertebrates are small animals (for example, worms, sand hoppers and clams) that live in the mud and sand at the bottom of the estuary or sea. They can be used to indicate the ecological status of a waterbody. Metrics on species composition and disturbance sensitivity are calculated with the IQI classification tool. The actual (observed) scores for these metrics are compared with a predicted score (reflecting a habitat in pristine condition).  The comparison of the observed to expected scores is known as an Ecological Quality Ratio (EQR).  EQRs are used to produce a benthic invertebrate IQI classification (High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad) of the water body for Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD RBMP2 NASS 2_3_06

The impact assessment (IA) for the updated river basin management plans was built from multiple data sources and is based on many assumptions. 
The NASS (National Appraisal Summary Spreadsheet) contains a summary of the costs and the estimated benefits of measures assessed in catchment economic appraisals, which are considered to be needed to achieve water body objectives by 2027 and beyond. Costs are presented at measure level, by appraisal catchment. Estimated benefits are presented at appraisal catchment level.
It contains data for all water bodies in England. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: economic analysis, environment, water quality, water resources management
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 TraC macroalgae classification

This dataset is a subset of “ WFD Classification Status Cycle 2” and contains classification data for the Macroalgae biological element in transitional and coastal water bodies. Macroalgae communities (seaweeds) can be used to indicate the ecological status of an estuary or coastal water body. A number of tools are used to measure metrics of composition and abundance for different types of macroalgae communities.  Up to two tools used for assessing transitional water bodies are Opportunistic Macroalgae and Fucoid Extent. Up to two tools used for assessing coastal water bodies include Opportunistic Macroalgae and Rockshore Macroalgae. Each tool compares actual (observed) metric scores against reference conditions (reflecting a water body in pristine condition). The comparison of the observed to expected scores is known as an Ecological Quality Ratio (EQR). The EQRs score from the tool assessments are use to produce the Macroalgae classification (High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad) of the water body for Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 groundwater classification status and objectives

The Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) Ground water Classification Status Cycle 2 dataset contains classification status for water bodies in England reported from 2013 onwards. 
For explanations of status used in the attribute table, please refer to WFD Article 2 and Annexes V, VIII and X. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2020. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 mitigation measures assessment classification

This dataset is a subset of the "WFD Classification Status Cycle 2" dataset and contains summary data for the element mitigation measures assessment as used in the classification for Ecological status for the water framework directive (WFD).  Ecological Potential in artificial and heavily modified water bodies is determined by an assessment of whether measures are properly in place to mitigate the impacts of any modification on the ecology of the water body. If all mitigation measures are in place, the water body has been classified as being at Good Potential. If one or more identified mitigation measures are absent the water body has been classified as Moderate Potential. In both cases, if appropriate biological or chemical classifications are assessed at worse than good then the Potential of the water body is classified by the worst scoring element according to the usual one-out-all-out procedure. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 priority haz substances classification

This dataset is a subset of the "WFD Classification Status Cycle 2" product and contains classification data for the sub element Priority Hazardous Substances (abbreviated to PHS) as used in the assessment for Chemical status for the water framework directive (WFD). The data is presented as a row per individual WFD water body. WFD provided for measures against chemical pollution of surface waters which included the selection and regulation of substances of European Union (EU)-wide concern called the priority substances. The list of priority substances was selected from amongst those presenting a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment at EU level. It also required the designation of a subset of priority hazardous substances and proposals for controls to reduce the emissions, discharges and losses of all the substances and to phase out the emissions, discharges and losses of the subset of priority hazardous substances. This sub element classification is based on the classification of the individual elements identified as Priority Hazardous Substances within the larger list of  Priority Substances and Certain Other Pollutants according to Annex II of Directive 2008/105/EC. The classification for the individual elements are assessed as either Good or fail. The PHS classification is then based on a one out all out process meaning if a single PHS element fails then the PHS sub element classification will fail. If there are no individual PHS elements in classification the PHS sub element classification result is listed as does not require assessment (DRNA). Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 river BOD classfication

This dataset is a subset of the "WFD Classification Status Cycle 2" product and contains summary data for the element Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). Please note that BOD has not been used in classifying the status of water bodies. It is used for site-specific regulation such as setting consent limits. The BOD classification dataset is an element of the physico-chemical group or element set. Site classifications are derived from spot sampling monitoring data. The results of which are calculated into percentiles using a parametric method and assessed against two sets of environmental quality standards (EQS), which are derived from site typology. Site classifications for BOD use categories of High, Good, Moderate, Poor, and Bad. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle 2 transitional phytoplankton classification

This dataset is a subset of "WFD Classification Status Cycle 2" and contains classification data for phytoplankton in transitional (between freshwater river and salty coastal water) water bodies.  Phytoplankton are microscopic primary producers and form the basis of the food chain. They utilise sunlight energy and dissolved nutrients converting these into organic materials which are often consumed by higher life forms such as fish. As phytoplankton are short lived and derive their nutrients from the water; they are an ideal indicator of changing nutrient conditions and therefore useful for assessing pollution of transitional waters

 In natural waters a high number of different species of phytoplankton would be expected with high levels of growth in the spring and autumn (blooms). There would be a natural population decline due to nutrient depletion and grazing pressures in the summer. Phtyoplankton population data and chlorophyll data are used in combination to produce scores known as Ecological Quality Ratios (EQR). EQRs are used to produce a Phytoplankton classification (High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad) of the water body for Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Cycle2 TraC seagrass classification

This dataset is a subset of "WFD Classification Status Cycle 2" and contains classification data for the seagrass sub-element of the angiosperms element in transitional and coastal water bodies. Seagrasses are flowering plants that can provide habitats for a range of invertebrate and fish species and contribute to seafloor stability.  Seagrass beds are sensitive to physical disturbance which can destroy the beds and increase the suspended sediment in coastal waters.  They are also sensitive to secondary effects of elevated nutrients.  As such, they can be used to indicate the ecological status of transitional and coastal water bodies.  Metrics on seagrass diversity, density and the extent of meadows are run through the SAILOR classification tool.  This tool is currently suitable for use only with intertidal seagrass beds.  The actual (observed) scores for the three metrics are compared with a pre-defined reference score for each water body.  The comparison of the observed to expected scores is known as an Ecological Quality Ratio (EQR).  EQRs are used to produce a seagrass classification (High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad) of the water body for Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: EC directive, environment, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Groundwater Classification Status and Objectives Cycle 1

This record is for Approval for Access product AfA424. WFD Groundwater Classification Status and Objectives Cycle 1 dataset shows the classification status and environmental objectives for groundwater bodies across all River Basin Districts in England and Wales. Cycle 1 data was created in 2009 and covers the period from 2009-2015. The spreadsheet gives the following information for each groundwater body:
• Identification and other geographical information (e.g. name, protected area designation)
• Overall current status and status objectives
• Current status and objectives for each element used to classify the water body
• Justifications for any elements not reaching good status by 2015 (including the decision codes which act as a cross reference to further information which may be available).
Data relating to Wales is included in this dataset and is owned by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and is not licensed by the Environment Agency. If you wish to re-use the NRW data please contact NRW. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: environment, groundwater, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, inlandWaters, river basin development
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD Measures Cycle 1

This record is for Approval for Access product AfA218. The Water Framework Directive (WFD) Measures Cycle 1 dataset contains actions to maintain Good Ecological Status under the Water Framework Directive. Cycle 1 covers the period from 2009-2015. The actions result from responsible organisations that have given a commitment to carry out those specific programmes of work in order to comply with their overarching duties under the WFD.
Data relating to Wales is included in this dataset and is owned by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and is not licensed by the Environment Agency. If you wish to re-use the NRW data please contact NRW. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2014. All rights reserved.

Tags: ecology, environment, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, inlandWaters, river basin development, water quality
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD RBMP2 Confident Measures

A list of the measures which have been used to predict improvements in status by 2021 for specific elements in specific water bodies  in England.  The measures listed here are part of the main programmes of measures for 2021 outcomes.  There are other measures within these programmes which will happen by 2021 but there is not enough confidence (in location or scale of improvement) to predict specific outcomes.  These measures are not listed within this spreadsheet, but will be summarised in an additional spreadsheet that will be published in December 2015. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: environment, water quality, water resources
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD RBMP2 Cycle 1 Progress Classification Objectives

This dataset contains cycle 1 classification data from 2009, objectives set in 2009 and 2015 classification data to support the cycle 2 river basin management plans. It contains information on whether water bodies have achieved the objective that was set at the start of cycle 2.  It contains English river basin districts and English and Welsh data for the Severn river basin district. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: environment, water quality, water resources
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD RBMP2 Cycle 2 Classification Objectives

This dataset contains cycle 2 classification data and objectives set in 2015.  It also contains reasons for alternative objectives.  It was created to support the cycle 2 river basin management plans.  It contains water bodies in English river basin districts and the Severn.  It contains Welsh data for the Severn river basin district. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: environment, water quality, water resources
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD RBMP2 Economic analysis 2015_Scenario 1_v1.0

The impact assessment (IA) for the updated river basin management plans was built from multiple data sources and is based on many assumptions. 
This dataset gives Scenario 1 estimates of the environmental impact and the associated loss of benefits if no further action (beyond the current plans) was taken. It contains data for all water bodies in England. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: economic analysis, environment, water quality, water resources management
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD RBMP2 Reasons for Not Achieving Good Status

This dataset contains reasons for not achieving good status (RNAGS) data produced to support the cycle 2 river basin management plans. It contains water body elements that have a classification status of less than 'Good' in 2015 and the reason attributed including the sector deemed to be responsible.  It includes water bodies in English river basin districts and the Severn.  It contains Welsh Severn data. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: environment, water quality, water resources
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD RBMP2 Reasons for deterioration

This dataset contains reasons for deterioration (RFD) data produced to support the cycle 2 river basin management plans. It contains water bodies that have deteriorated from 'Good' or 'High' to less than 'Good' between 2009 and 2015 with >75% confidence for water bodies in English river basin districts and the Severn.  It contains Welsh Severn data. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: environment, water quality, water resources
Organization: Environment Agency
WFD RBMP2 Risk Assessments - Coasts

This dataset contains risk assessment data produced to support the cycle 2 river basin management plans. It contains coastal water bodies that are assessed to be at risk of failing WFD Objectives or at risk of deteriorating from current status for a number of pressures. The data contained is for English river basin districts and the Severn RBD.  It contains Welsh Severn data. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: environment, water quality, water resource
Organization: Environment Agency