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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Water abstracted from the environment (excluding electricity generation) by year

Water is abstracted from our rivers, reservoirs, lakes and aquifers for many uses. The Environment Agency operates an abstraction licensing system to manage water resources and protect the environment. An abstraction licence authorises the amount of water that can be taken and what it can be used for. The Water Act 2003 has introduced changes to the abstraction licence system. Generally, abstractions of less than 20 cubic meters per day (2,000 litres a day) no longer require a licence.

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[Collapse]Volume of water extracted from the environment, gigalitres per year:Metadata for this indicator can be found in the relevant indicator report (see <a href=~The data item is not yet available~The data item is not yet available~The data item is not yet available~The data item is not yet available~The data item is not yet available~The data item is not yet available~The data item is not yet available~The data item is not yet available~The data item is not yet available~The data item is not yet available
Volume of water extracted from the environment, gigalitres per year:Metadata for this indicator can be found in the relevant indicator report (see <a href=[Collapse]- Total (excluding electricity generation)1,059966894959902870851759722734
- Total (excluding electricity generation)[Expand]- Water supply600613561576574562545514464502
[Expand]- Spray irrigation1.2110.4870.9540.8171.1322.0810.353-The data item is not exactly zero, but estimated as zero or less than half the final digit shown-The data item is not exactly zero, but estimated as zero or less than half the final digit shown1.000
[Expand]- Agriculture66837781926682614352
[Expand]- Industrial278166173202149182171135178123
[Expand]- Other0.0710.0390.0490.0460.0341.3621.9870.1781.8270.684
[Expand]- Transfer without intervening use11310582100865651493656
[Expand]- Volume abstracted for water supply as a percentage of total volume56.763.462.760.063.664.664.067.764.268.3

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Envt0001: State of the Environment Report Indicators

Knowledge & Analytical Services, Welsh Government

Last updated: 25 Jul 2012
Was added to StatsWales: 24 Jul 2008

Next update: Jul 2013

Source: See notes against each indicator for source details
Contact: stats.environment@wales.gsi.gov.uk

The State of the Environment report presents data on the indicators that monitor progress against the Welsh Government's Environment Strategy. The full set of data, analysis, and notes on all of the indicators are available here through our StatsWales website. On StatsWales, the indicators are presented in a series of online reports which are also linked to data tables which users can then manipulate and/or download.

The statistics come from a range of sources in Wales and across the UK, which are updated at different times and intervals. The StatsWales reports will be updated twice a year in July and December and these updates will be highlighted through a pre-announced headline statistics published on our website. A statistical bulletin showing the status of each indicator will be produced annually in July to provide a snapshot of progess across all the indicators.

The contribution of data and information by organisations which monitor the environment is gratefully acknowledged. Although most indicators are currently measured, some further work is planned to develop the other indicators and in some cases to identify more appropriate indicators, as indicated in the StatsWales reports.

The symbol '-' is used where the data is less than half the final digit shown. This may or may not be a real zero.

Unless otherwise stated, the data in these tables and indicator reports are classed as National Statistics.

State of the Environment

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