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The Environment Agency's (EA) Spatial Flood defences layer is the only comprehensive and up-to-date dataset in England that shows flood defences currently owned, managed or inspected by the EA.

Flood defences can be structures, buildings or parts of buildings. Typically these are earth banks, stone and concrete walls, or sheet-piling that is used to prevent or control the extent of flooding.

A defence is any asset that provides flood defence or coastal protection functions. This includes both man-made and natural defences. Natural defences may include man-made elements to make them more effective or protect them from erosion. Normally a number of assets will be used together to manage the risk in a particular area, working in combination within a risk management system.

PLEASE NOTE: This data is updated daily. This is a large dataset and depending on the chosen download format, it may take 7-8 minutes to download the full national dataset.

This record is for Approval for Access product AfA345. This is a bundle of all AIMS Asset Types into a single download.

The Environment Agency's (EA) defence information is the only comprehensive and up-to-date dataset in England that shows flood defences currently owned, managed or inspected by the EA.

Flood defences can be structures, buildings or parts of buildings. Typically these are earth banks, stone and concrete walls, or sheet-piling that is used to prevent or control the extent of flooding.

A defence is any asset that provides flood defence or coastal protection functions. This includes both man-made and natural defences. Natural defences may include man-made elements to make them more effective or protect them from erosion. Normally a number of assets will be used together to manage the risk in a particular area, working in combination within a risk management system.

PLEASE NOTE: This data is updated daily. This is a large dataset and depending on the chosen download format, it may take 7-8 minutes to download the full national dataset.

An asset that conveys water

Asset Sub-Types include: Complex Culvert, Open Channel, Simple Culvert

See the Data Requirements Library for more detail: https://environment.data.gov.uk/asset-management/drl-app/asset-types

PLEASE NOTE: This data is updated daily. This is a large dataset and depending on the chosen download format, it may take 7-8 minutes to download the full national dataset.

An asset used to measure water level and flow

Asset Sub-Types include: Active Monitoring Instrument, Passive Monitoring Instrument

See the Data Requirements Library for more detail: https://environment.data.gov.uk/asset-management/drl-app/asset-types

PLEASE NOTE: This data is updated daily. Depending on the chosen download format, it may take 2-3 minutes to download the full national dataset.

Asset Sub-Types include: Complex Culvert, Open Channel, Simple Culvert See the Data Requirements Library for more detail: https://environment.data.gov.uk/asset-management/drl-app/asset-types PLEASE NOTE: This data is updated daily. This is a large dataset and depending on the chosen download format, it may take 7-8 minutes to download the full national dataset. Attribution Statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2020. All rights reserved.

_**Licence: **_Open Government Licence: Viewable here

An area of land that is involved in water management.

Asset Sub-Types include: Mudflats, Salt Marsh, Water Storage Area

See the Data Requirements Library for more detail: https://environment.data.gov.uk/asset-management/drl-app/asset-types

PLEASE NOTE: This data is updated daily. Depending on the chosen download format, it may take 2-3 minutes to download the full national dataset.

Summary: An asset that allows access across a channel. Asset Sub Types include: Bridge; Utility Services For more information visit the Data Requirements Library: https://environment.data.gov.uk/asset-management/drl-app/asset-types PLEASE NOTE: This data is updated daily. Depending on the chosen download format, it may take 2-3 minutes to download the full national dataset. Attribution Statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2020. All rights reserved.

_**Licence: **_Open Government Licence: Viewable here

Individual Land Management Initiative boundaries. The LMIs worked with farmers, local communities and other interested organisations, to investigate the problems faced by land managers.The aim was to research and demonstrate innovative practical solutions that would maintain viable farm businesses, while providing a wide range of economic, environmental and social benefits. The aims of each LMI were defined locally, in partnership with stakeholders, and were guided by the objectives of the national programme. A national advisory group helped to guide the development of the overall programme.More information about the LMIs can be found at http://ukeconet.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Experiences_from_the_land_management_initiatives.pdf.Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.

The purpose of the sector transparency panels is to support delivery of the transparency agenda in their sector. The overarching purpose of the Defra Network Transparency Panel is to oversee the implementation of Defra’s Open Data Strategy and to drive publication of data and information from the Defra network in line with the Government policy on increased transparency. This dataset contains details of the meetings of Defra's Transparency Panel

The Peat Layer was produced by Natural England (ARM team) during June-October 2008, with the aim of identifying the extent of three classes of peaty soils for the purposes of the Partnership Project to Protect and Enhance Peat Soils (aka. The Peat Project). The Peat Project is a joint initiative of Defra, Natural England, the Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Welsh Assembly Government, Countryside Council for Wales, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Cadw and the Department for Energy and Climate Change, and aims to improve coordination between these partners in our efforts to understand, manage and restore peaty soils.BGS, Cranfield University (NSRI) and OS must be acknowledged in any reports or documents produced as a result of using the Peat layer. Attribution statement: Derived from 1:50 000 scale BGS Digital Data under Licence 2006/072 British Geological Survey. © NERC. National Soils map © Cranfield University (NSRI) © Crown Copyright and database rights [year]. © Natural England copyright [Year], reproduced with the permission of Natural England, https://www.gov.uk/help/terms-conditions © Crown Copyright and database right [year]. Ordnance Survey licence number 100022021.

Defra and JNCC aim to provide timely, cost effective and high quality, Analysis Ready Sentinel Data (ARD) for a wide range of applications. These data are provided for the UK geographic area for this project. These products will be produced using the Copernicus satellites, Sentinel 1 and Sentinel 2.

OverviewNatural England and the Environment Agency have collaborated to produce a seagrass layer for English waters, which aims to provide a comprehensive geospatial dataset of surveys of both current and historical spatial seagrass. The layer identifies a current seagrass extent; using the best and most recent available evidence and agreed by both organisations.These datasets have been provided by NE and the EA, as well as a number of third parties. Details of these third parties can be found in the accompanying metadata file.CaveatsThere are two genera of seagrass present in English waters: Ruppia sp. and Zostera sp. Commonly the use of ‘seagrass’ only refers to Zostera sp. (also known as Eelgrass). However, this dataset includes both Ruppia sp. and Zostera sp. If using the layer file, Ruppia sp. are identified by differing symbology. In the raw attribute data, Ruppia sp. and Zostera sp. can be distinguished using the EUNIS codes in the HAB_TYPE field.Seagrass data is only available where and when surveys have been carried out. Therefore, absence of seagrass in a specific year does not necessarily indicate that seagrass was not present, it may simply mean that no survey was completed that year. Similarly, there may be locations where seagrass is present, but has not been surveyed, and therefore is not represented in this dataset, such as the Medway Estuary.The seagrass layer only includes polygon data. There may be additional seagrass habitats which only have point data available, these are not included in the seagrass layer.Identified polygon extents may be affected by survey method. For example, a walking survey may not collect data below a certain depth, and a DDV survey from a boat may not collect data above a certain depth. A survey method field is included in the data, to ensure this can be accounted for.As data is collected from/using a variety of sources and methods the accuracy of the data varies. A data confidence field is supplied to provide an indication of confidence in the data accuracy. Confidence categories are assigned based on expert judgement and local knowledge. Some historical data has a particularly low confidence and may be assigned with a category of ‘presence only’. Polygons with this confidence should only be used to identify previous seagrass presence, they should not be used to identify previous seagrass extent.MetadataThis dataset contains a collation of current and historic seagrass data by Natural England and the Environment Agency. This includes data collected or commissioned by Natural England, the Environment Agency, or provided by third parties that have allowed their data to be republished under the Open Government Licence (OGL). The dataset identifies a current extent of seagrass which used the best available evidence and has been agreed by both Natural England and the Environment Agency. Before carrying out any analyses using this layer, the associated README file, which provides a list of dataset caveats, should be read. Seagrass beds are an important resource for both carbon storage and biodiversity. They are a designated feature in a number of Marine Protected Areas, used to inform ecological assessment as part of the Water Framework Directive, and are the focus of habitat restoration schemes such as the LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES project.This dataset contains records that qualify as open and therefore can be published under the Open Government Licence (OGL). These records are extracted and collated from the Environment Agency Seagrass Database and Natural England Marine Evidence Base (MEB), is a collated database of both NE and 3rd party surveys. All non-seagrass habitats are excluded from the Seagrass Layer, and datasets are clipped to English waters only. The Environment Agency WFD Areas dataset is used identify which area each seagrass bed lies within. Extraction of data from the NE Marine Evidence Base is based on the dataset identifier, access limitations and data owner as defined within the Marine Metadatabase to ensure that only open datasets are included in the open version. A full list of the survey datasets used in the production of this dataset can be found in the Survey Metadata sheet included with the download.Attribution Statement: © Natural England © Environment Agency. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2022 Contains data from © Joint Nature Conservation Committee © North Eastern Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority 2017 © Yorkshire Wildlife Trust © Cornwall County Council © Harwich Haven Authority.The MAGiC version also includes data not included in the download file from © Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife. Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.

The Peat Layer was produced by Natural England (ARM team) during June-October 2008, with the aim of identifying the extent of three classes of peaty soils for the purposes of the Partnership Project to Protect and Enhance Peat Soils (aka. The Peat Project). The Peat Project is a joint initiative of Defra, Natural England, the Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Welsh Assembly Government, Countryside Coucil for Wales, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Cadw and the Department for Energy and Climate Change, and aims to improve coordination between these partners in our efforts to understand, manage and restore peaty soils.

The Peat Layer was produced by Natural England (ARM team) during June-October 2008, with the aim of identifying the extent of three classes of peaty soils for the purposes of the Partnership Project to Protect and Enhance Peat Soils (aka. The Peat Project). The Peat Project is a joint initiative of Defra, Natural England, the Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Welsh Assembly Government, Countryside Council for Wales, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Cadw and the Department for Energy and Climate Change, and aims to improve coordination between these partners in our efforts to understand, manage and restore peaty soils.BGS, Cranfield University (NSRI) and OS must be acknowledged in any reports or documents produced as a result of using the Peat layer.

UK data on waste transfers and emissions, by specific substance, area, river basin, industry or economic sector.

Pollutants are defined as ‘substances that may be harmful to the environment or to human health on account of their properties and their introduction into the environment’.

Pollutant release and transfer registers (PRTRs) are inventories of pollution from industrial sites and other sources. A PRTR is a national or regional environmental inventory of potentially hazardous chemical substances or pollutants released to air, water and soil and transferred off-site for treatment or disposal. Annex I of the UK PRTR legislation on PRTRs specifies which activities need to report their information. In some cases, these activities are subdivided.

The industrial or business facilities report the amounts of substances released into each environmental medium (air, water, soil), or transferred off-site for waste management or wastewater treatment.

The 2003 Kiev Protocol on PRTRs requires parties to the agreement to make this information publicly available. The UKPRTR is the publicly available register that implements the PRTR (Kiev) Protocol and UK PRTR legislation.

This register meets the requirements of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE) Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers. The public can use the register free of charge to search for PRTR data sets.

Defra will continue to:

• maintain high standards of PRTR data and its commitment to the Kiev Protocol on PRTRs • make information available on the UK PRTR in accordance with the UK’s PRTR legislation

It is the Secretary of State’s duty to publish information on the UK PRTR website.

Information shown in the PRTR data sets

Displayed data includes:

• facility, including the facility’s parent company where applicable, and its geographical location, including the river basin • activity • pollutant or waste, as appropriate • each environmental medium (air, water, land) into which the pollutant is released • off-site transfers of waste and their destination, as appropriate • off-site transfers of pollutants in wastewater • period trends (time series) displayed using graphs

Features include:

• view current and previous records for each pollutant release using the time series feature • view records of each release from each activity/all activities • view each site’s release and transfer record and use graphs to assess trends • view release and transfer trends in graphs from 2007 • interactively access data and view facility location using Google Earth (needs Google Earth application) • compare release and transfer data from 2007 • compare release information using river basin districts and area • view the destination of hazardous waste transferred out of the UK • view waste data from industrial activities in graphs and tables • download data in complete blocks, for example, by using activity headings with supporting facility level information

Publication of datasets

Defra aims to publish data approximately one year after the end of the calendar year under report. For example, data for the 2013 report cycle is likely to be available by the end of 2014 and in that order for subsequent years.

Reliability and validity

PRTR data is provided by operators who submit their annual emission and waste data to the appropriate regulator. A number of quality checks are built into the data collection and reporting processes. These include cross referencing information contained in permits with operator-reported PRTR data, using information from inspections and monitoring regimes to validate reported data, scrutinising and validating data from each operator for omissions, errors and/or incomplete information. Quality assurance is an ongoing exercise and is kept under regular review.

The PRTR regulation places the responsibility for data collection on the operator. The operator has a legal responsibility to monitor substances that are released by an installation using a variety of methods as specified in the operating permit and sector guidance. These are reported to the regulators who compile and check the information before it is published online.

The UK’s PRTR legislation) and the UN ECE PRTR protocol specify which industrial activities are included for reporting purposes and their associated thresholds. This means that an installation whose details are not shown on the site have not reached the stated thresholds and therefore do not have to be included. Also, for installations shown but where the threshold for reporting for a pollutant is not reached or where there has been no release, no data for the pollutant will be shown.

Search the PRTR database on your chosen parameters

The database lists data on 91 pollutants, such as amount released, when and where, based on reports from facilities that have reached the required threshold for inclusion. The search tool lets you perform queries on this data including:

• search by facility, including the facility name, parent company, location or postcode • search by activity, including energy, metals, minerals, chemicals, waste management, paper and wood, farming, food and ‘other’ • search by economic sector, as defined by NACE • search by pollutant, including pesticides, greenhouse gases, metals etc • search by waste type and treatment, including hazardous, transboundary, disposal etc • search by each environmental medium (air, water, land) into which the pollutant is released

You can also search for time comparisons of:

• pollutant releases • pollutant transfers • waste transfers

Pollutant release data for diffuse sources

The emission of pollutants from the sectors covered by PRTR are typically referred to as ‘point source’ data, because emissions can be tied to a specific facility or site of operation.

Diffuse emissions occur when the source of emission is more difficult to place at a specific geographic location, or where the nature of the activity that generates the emission is scattered amongst multiple small scale sites which are difficult to quantify. A good example of what can be considered diffuse emissions within the UK PRTR will include the following broad emission groups:

• emissions from road transport vehicles • emissions from accidental building and vehicle fires • emissions from combustion in domestic grates • emissions from bonfires

The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) website contains data for diffuse sources.

Pollutants and thresholds list

You can check the list of pollutants by name and chemical composition for information about environmental impact, effect on human health and current level of control.

You can switch to the thresholds view to see the different thresholds for reporting against each pollutant with in the UK PRTR.

Methods for obtaining data

The data is calculated (C), estimated (E) or measured (M) by the operator. Data reporting method may also be unspecified (U).

Within the calculated and measured categories, there are sub-categories which each have their own code.

PRTR specific method sub-categories Method code Method description C_EMEP Calculation using the UNECE/EMEP Emission Inventory Guidebook C_ETS Calculation using the guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions under the Emission Trading Scheme. C_IPCC Calculation using the IPCC Guidelines. C_ISO
C_MAB Mass balance method which is accepted by the competent authority. C_NRB National or regional binding calculation methodology prescribed by legal act for the pollutant and facility concerned. C_OTH Other calculation methodology. C_PER Calculation methodology already prescribed by the competent authority in a licence or an operating permit for that facility. C_SSC European-wide sector specific calculation method. E Estimated. M_ALT Alternative measurement methodology in accordance with existing CEN/ISO measurement standards. M_CRM Measurement methodology for the performance of which is demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and accepted by competent authority. M_ISO Internationally approved CEN or ISO measurement standard. M_NRB National or regional binding measurement methodology prescribed by legal act for the pollutant and facility concerned. M_OTH Other measurement methodology. M_PER Measurement Methodology already prescribed by the competent authority in a licence or an operating permit for that facility M_SSC European-wide sector specific calculation method. M_WEIGH Measurement by weighing. U Unspecified

The 2009 survey is the seventh in a series commissioned by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (formerly the Department of the Environment (DOE) and the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR)). The aim of the research is to monitor and measure attitudes and behaviours towards the environment in England. The previous six surveys in the series were carried out in 1986, 1989, 1993, 1996-1997, 2001 and 2007. Some questions are comparable, allowing time series analysis. Users should note that the UK Data Archive currently holds all surveys in the series apart from the fourth (1996-1997).

The aim of the 2009 survey, which was co-funded by DEFRA and the Energy Saving Trust, was to monitor core elements included in previous DEFRA surveys within the series and similar surveys undertaken by the Energy Saving Trust between 2006 and 2008, as well as assessing new areas. More specifically, the objectives were:

• to identify changes in people's beliefs, attitudes, and values in relation to the environment, climate change and pro-environmental behaviour
• to monitor individuals' reported motivations and barriers
• to monitor self-reported behaviours across a range of behavioural areas and the ways in which these may have changed since the undertaking of other recent surveys
• to enable DEFRA and the Energy Saving Trust to assess and baseline attitudes and behaviours in new areas

A NSA was an area where nitrate concentrations in drinking water sources exceeded or was at risk of exceeding the limit of 50 mg/l set by the 1980 EC Drinking Water Directive. Voluntary agricultural measures were introduced by DEFRA as MAFF as a means of reducing the levels of nitrate with payments being made to farmers who complied. The scheme was started as a pilot in 1990 in ten areas, later implemented within 32 areas, with the aims of both reducing nitrate levels in areas where concentrations were high and providing information about the most effective agricultural management approaches for bringing about reductions.

The Scheme was closed to further new entrants in 1998, although existing agreements continued for their full term. All the NSAs fell within the areas designated as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) in 1996 under the EC Nitrate Directive (91/676/EEC).Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.

The Peat Layer was produced by Natural England (ARM team) during June-October 2008, with the aim of identifying the extent of three classes of peaty soils for the purposes of the Partnership Project to Protect and Enhance Peat Soils (aka. The Peat Project). The Peat Project is a joint initiative of Defra, Natural England, the Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Welsh Assembly Government, Countryside Council for Wales, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Cadw and the Department for Energy and Climate Change, and aims to improve coordination between these partners in our efforts to understand, manage and restore peaty soils. BGS, Cranfield University (NSRI) and OS must be acknowledged in any reports or documents produced as a result of using the Peat layer.