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This report, published in 2015, was written jointly by BGS and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The report is written in the form of a manual for those with some technical groundwater (hydrogeological) knowledge, but also includes summaries for non-specialists. | This report, published in 2015, was written jointly by BGS and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The report is written in the form of a manual for those with some technical groundwater (hydrogeological) knowledge, but also includes summaries for non-specialists. | ||
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<center>'''[https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/511413/ Download the report] for free from the NERC Open Research Archive (NORA).'''</center> | <center>'''[https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/511413/ Download the report] for free from the NERC Open Research Archive (NORA).'''</center> | ||
A comprehensive synthesis | ===A comprehensive synthesis=== | ||
Scotland's aquifers and groundwater bodies provides an up to date overview of Scotland's aquifers, their hydrogeology and their baseline groundwater chemistry. It also gives an introduction to groundwater and groundwater management in Scotland, and describes the process of delineating groundwater bodies, which are the basis of groundwater management in Scotland under the Water Framework Directive. | [https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/511413/ Scotland's aquifers and groundwater bodies] provides an up to date overview of Scotland's aquifers, their hydrogeology and their baseline groundwater chemistry. It also gives an introduction to groundwater and groundwater management in Scotland, and describes the process of delineating groundwater bodies, which are the basis of groundwater management in Scotland under the [[Glossary of groundwater and groundwater-related terms | Water Framework Directive]]. | ||
Scotland's vital groundwater | |||
===Scotland's vital groundwater=== | |||
Groundwater occurs almost everywhere in Scotland. It is a key water source for drinking, agriculture, industry (including the bottled water and whisky sectors), and recreation (including golf course irrigation), and therefore plays an important role in Scotland's economy. Groundwater is also vital to the health of Scotland's environment, supporting surface water ecosystems, helping to dilute and assimilate contaminants, and mitigating flooding. | Groundwater occurs almost everywhere in Scotland. It is a key water source for drinking, agriculture, industry (including the bottled water and whisky sectors), and recreation (including golf course irrigation), and therefore plays an important role in Scotland's economy. Groundwater is also vital to the health of Scotland's environment, supporting surface water ecosystems, helping to dilute and assimilate contaminants, and mitigating flooding. | ||
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===Contact=== | ===Contact=== | ||
Please contact [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/about-bgs/contact-us/ BGS Enquiries] for more information. | Please contact [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/about-bgs/contact-us/ BGS Enquiries] for more information. | ||
[[category:Groundwater and shale gas]] | [[category:Groundwater and shale gas]] | ||
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Scotland's aquifers and groundwater bodies
This report, published in 2015, was written jointly by BGS and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The report is written in the form of a manual for those with some technical groundwater (hydrogeological) knowledge, but also includes summaries for non-specialists.
A comprehensive synthesis
Scotland's aquifers and groundwater bodies provides an up to date overview of Scotland's aquifers, their hydrogeology and their baseline groundwater chemistry. It also gives an introduction to groundwater and groundwater management in Scotland, and describes the process of delineating groundwater bodies, which are the basis of groundwater management in Scotland under the Water Framework Directive.
Scotland's vital groundwater
Groundwater occurs almost everywhere in Scotland. It is a key water source for drinking, agriculture, industry (including the bottled water and whisky sectors), and recreation (including golf course irrigation), and therefore plays an important role in Scotland's economy. Groundwater is also vital to the health of Scotland's environment, supporting surface water ecosystems, helping to dilute and assimilate contaminants, and mitigating flooding.
Contact
Please contact BGS Enquiries for more information.