Publications

Information relating to groundwater aquifer classification, superficial aquifers and groundwater vulnerability is available online directly from the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland’s (GSNI) GeoIndex website.

Applicant's guide for consent to discharge for premises other than a single domestic dwelling.

Delineation of Forestry Planning Areas, based on geographic boundaries between planning units, enables forestry planning to provide clear information to stakeholders regarding the opportunities to promote afforestation and sustainable forestry within the area under considerati

Reference map of Forestry Planning Areas and Landscape Units.

Details of the application process to obtain a licence to abstract or impound water from surface or groundwater.

This guidance is to assist NI Water in meeting the requirements of regulation 30 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.

There is growing research evidence that woodland planting in the right place can “slow the flow” and reduce downstream flooding events.

The yearly classifications are based on monitoring data up to the end of the previous year where available. Data more than 6 years old is not used for classifications. Elements were not classified in a particular year if they were not monitored during the previous 6 years.

This report provides the annual report on implementation of the derogation in 2016 and the maps for 2017.

Information letters issued during 2018 by the Drinking Water Inspectorate

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to operators who have been granted a licence to abstract surface water.
 

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. 

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.

This handbook is for landowners and people and organisations involved in carrying out activities that may alter the physical characteristics or flows of rivers and other waterbodies.
 

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).

Legacy digital datasets of industrial and domestic consented discharge points (2012 - April 2017) in SHP and GML format.

Information Letters issued during 2017 by the Drinking Water Inspectorate

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

Guidance for contaminated well or spring

Synopsis of responses received in respect of the consultation on proposals to make legislation in respect of private drinking water supplies in order to transpose Directive (EU) 2015/1787 and consolidate current legislation.