Publications

In 2016 we held a workshop in each district on future partnerships to bring stakeholders and government departments together.   We are grateful to all who attended and contributed to positive discussions.

Information Letters issued during 2016 by the Drinking Water Inspectorate

In accordance with Article 10 of the Directive, Member States must report every four years to the Commission on the status of water quality and the impact of action programmes on water quality and agricultural practices.

This report provides the annual report on implementation of the derogation in 2015 and maps for 2016.

Private Water Supply sampling manual by the Drinking Water Inspectorate for Northern Ireland

Is your private water supply safe? Information leaflet by the Drinking Water Inspectorate for Northern Ireland

This document sets out the required european and national standards for drinking water quality.

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the hydrological information required from applicants in support of any abstraction application.

The purpose of this letter is to inform local councils of the regulatory changes to transfer the regulation of the quality of public drinking water supplies from the Department for Regional Development to the Department of Environment, the subsequent reorganisat

The purpose of this letter is to inform NI Water Ltd of the regulatory changes under the Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 which amended the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (the Order) to transfer the regulation of the qualit

This report presents the outcome of the third application of the Comprehensive Procedure assessment to OSPAR maritime waters under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom.

This memorandum sets out the working arrangements between the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and
the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) with regard to mutual co-operation

This report provides the annual report on implementation of the derogation in 2014 and maps for 2015.

In accordance with Article 10 of the Directive, Member States must report every four years to the Commission on the status of water quality and the impact of action programmes on water quality and agricultural practices.

A guidance document for the Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 providing background information on the Regulations.

An investigation was undertaken by Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) for NIEA to determine the sources of nutrient loadings to the two largest freshwater lakes (Lough Neagh and Lough Erne), the six transitional waters (River Foyle, Lower Bann, Inner Lagan, Quoile Basi

This document describes the developments in surface water monitoring and classification through the first cycle and what is currently planned for the second.

Synopsis of responses for the consultation on the draft Second Cycle River Basin Management Plans in the North Western, North Eastern and Neagh Bann river basin districts

This document is intended to provide an overarching framework and to outline the general approach that will be adopted to monitoring Northern Ireland’s aquatic environment for the years 2006 to 2007 and beyond, highlighting the drivers for the work, the main one being th

This report provides a summary of saline lagoons and their monitoring requirements in Northern Ireland particularly within the context of the Water Framework Directive (WFD).