Publications

Opportunity mapping for woodland creation to reduce flood risk in Northern Ireland

A summary of Northern Ireland's reported water body status and objectives figures.

This document is based on The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and takes on board the amendments made by the Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (SR No.246) and The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amen

Key documents to support the River Basin Plans

The Land Use Database held by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) provides a record of approximately 14,000 sites that have had previous industrial land use(s).

Northern Ireland River Basin Districts (RBDs) defined for the implementation of the Water Framework 2nd cycle. Each RBD contains all waterbodies within a specific region, both land and sea.

This is the list referred to in Regulation 9 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.

This is the list referred to in Regulation 9 of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to port and harbour authorities on how to minimise the impacts of necessary harbour works on the environment. It will also outline the regulatory framework within which ports and harbours operate in Northern Ireland.

This summary report presents the compliance of Water Utility Sector discharges with relevant European standards and NIEA Water Order consents.

NIEA hosted a conference for stakeholders on 'Working in Partnership to Deliver the Water Framework Directive' at the CAFRE Greenmount Campus in Antrim on Saturday November 25th.

The scoping stage of forestry planning is intended to enable you, and other stakeholders, to become involved, at the outset, in the process of developing a plan for the promotion of afforestation and sustainable forestry in the Sperrin Forestry Planning Area.