This field contains data about grounds area which is water. The value can be recorded to three decimal places. This is applicable to higher education providers (HEP) in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Reason required: sector use and benchmarking.
Surface area of water forms owned or managed by the HEP to the nearest 0.1ha for the total estate.
This must only include non-treated water sources and should therefore exclude fountains and other treated water features.
Include sustainable drainage systems (SUDS), but exclude water tanks for the storage of rain water or 'grey water'.