Water Resource Availability and Abstraction Reliability Cycle 2

This record is for Approval for Access (AfA) product AfA445. The Water Resource Availability and Abstraction Reliability Cycle 2 dataset indicates whether, and for what percentage of time, additional water may be available for consumptive abstraction (subject to assessment of local risks) for each Water Framework Directive Cycle 2 water body.
Each water body is colour coded as follows:
• Green - Water available for licensing
• Yellow - Restricted water available for licensing
• Red - Water not available for licensing
• Grey - Heavily Modified Waterbodies (and /or discharge rich water bodies)
This data is not raw, factual or measured. It comprises of estimated or modelled results showing expected outcomes based on the data available to us. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.