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Surface Drinking Water Protected Areas
The European Water Framework Directive was transposed to national legislation through the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. The... -
WFD River Water Bodies 2nd Cycle
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. The Water (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensures that the Water... -
Water Framework Directive Protected Area - Shellfish Waters
EU Shellfish Waters Directive (2006) was repealed in 2013 and all responsibility for legislative protection of shellfish waters was subsumed into the Water Framework Directive.... -
River Water Quality Monitoring 1990 to 2018 - Dissolved Copper
This table provides the raw data from river monitoring sites including Water Framework Directive monitoring sites. It should be noted that, as the data set is in its raw state,... -
River Water Quality Monitoring 1990 to 2018 - Dissolved Zinc
This table provides the raw data from river monitoring sites including Water Framework Directive monitoring sites. It should be noted that, as the data set is in its raw state,... -
Groundwater Drinking Water Protected Areas (DWPA's)
Groundwater Drinking Water Protected Areas (DWPA's) submitted as part of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2nd cycle reporting in 2016. The extent of each protected area was... -
Urban Waste Water Sensitive Areas 2nd Cycle
This is an amalgamated copy of the sensitive areas and catchment sensitve areas reported as the spatial data requirements under Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive Article15... -
Coastal Interbasins
Water Framework Directive (WFD) legislation requires the definition of both surface and groundwaters as a coherent set of hydrological units which could be monitored and... -
River Water Quality Monitoring 1990 to 2018 - Alkalinity
This table provides the raw data from river monitoring sites including Water Framework Directive monitoring sites. It should be noted that, as the data set is in its raw state,... -
River Water Quality Monitoring 1990 to 2018 - Ammonia
This table provides the raw data from river monitoring sites including Water Framework Directive monitoring sites. It should be noted that, as the data set is in its raw state,... -
Lake Water Bodies
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) required Northern Ireland to define both surface and groundwaters as a coherent set of hydrological units. These units would then be... -
DWPA abstraction point hydrological catchments
This layer shows the Drinking Water Protected Areas (DWPA) which have been identified and designated in accordance with Article 8 of The Water Environment (Water Framework... -
River Water Quality Monitoring 1990 to 2018 - Soluble Phosphorus
This table provides the raw data from river monitoring sites including Water Framework Directive monitoring sites. It should be noted that, as the data set is in its raw state,... -
Lakes of Northern Ireland
Map of all of Northern Ireland's lakes for which data was available to NIEA during 2013. -
WFD River and Lake Monitoring Sites 2nd Cycle
River and lake monitoring sites used for The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 classification purposes. The Water (Amendment)... -
Water Framework Directive 2nd Cycle Interim Status
This file contains the 2018 overall surface water body status, reported to Europe as a 2nd Cycle interim classification for Water Framework Directive in 2018. It contains the... -
River Water Quality Monitoring 1990 to 2018 - Conductivity
This table provides the raw data from river monitoring sites including Water Framework Directive monitoring sites. It should be noted that, as the data set is in its raw state,...
