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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... -
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... -
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)... -
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... -
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... -
Agricultural Critical Risk Areas
The agricultural risk map is based on activity classed as arable horticulture or improved grassland by the CEH land cover map 2007, which is carried out on land parcels scored... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
River Basin Districts
Northern Ireland River Basin District's (RBD)'s defined for the implementation of the Water Framework 2nd cycle. Each RBD contains all waterbodies within a specific region, both... -
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)... -
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... -
Lakes of Northern Ireland
Map of all of Northern Ireland's lakes for which data was available to NIEA during 2013.