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Results of the investigations are useful to groundwater users and potential users, water suppliers, and regulators with a remit to manage available resources, establish the current status of groundwater quality and ensure national compliance with European legislation such as the Water Framework Directive or the Drinking Water Directive. | Results of the investigations are useful to groundwater users and potential users, water suppliers, and regulators with a remit to manage available resources, establish the current status of groundwater quality and ensure national compliance with European legislation such as the Water Framework Directive or the Drinking Water Directive. | ||
Find out more about [[Defining and investigating the groundwater quality baseline | how we define and investigate baseline groundwater quality]] . | Find out more about [[Defining and investigating the groundwater quality baseline | how we define and investigate baseline groundwater quality]]. | ||
===Download the reports=== | ===Download the reports=== | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 3 June 2026
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Baseline chemistry of groundwater in UK aquifers
BGS has an established programme of research on the baseline chemistry of groundwater from aquifers in England, Wales and Scotland. Investigations have helped to:
- characterise groundwater quality
- establish the dominant controlling processes
- interpret the baseline groundwater conditions, against which impacts of pollution can be assessed
Results of the investigations are useful to groundwater users and potential users, water suppliers, and regulators with a remit to manage available resources, establish the current status of groundwater quality and ensure national compliance with European legislation such as the Water Framework Directive or the Drinking Water Directive.
Find out more about how we define and investigate baseline groundwater quality.
Download the reports
Our UK Baseline reports are listed by region on the following pages, or click on a region on the map below:
- England and Wales
- Scotland
Contact
Please contact BGS Enquiries for more information.