Publications

Statistics on the state of the water environment are published annually in the Northern Ireland Environmental Statistics Report. WFD data is not updated each year due to the timescales of the monitoring.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) through the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), have produced a leaflet publication to raise awareness about groundwater, an untapped resource.

The Woodland Register and basemap provide information about the current extent and location of woodland and forest cover in Northern Ireland.

Applications for Abstraction and Impoundment

DEEMED REFUSED

-AIL/2020/0105 and AIL/2020/0106

Date published: 23 December 2020

Last Updated: 22 March 2024

This document provides guidance and a link to the Spatial NI web based app for private water supplies.

Fees and charges to recover the cost of processing discharge consent applications and the regulation of discharges under the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 as of 1 April 2023.

Every 2 years the UK holds a Bathing Waters Conference to discuss the challenges in preserving clean, safe and attractive beaches and bathing waters.  This is managed and overseen by the UK Bathing Water Group which has representation from all devolved administratio