Publications

Undertaking a housing design and management review - Guidance for intensive pig and poultry farmers

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) quantitative status of groundwater bodies with respect to saline intrusion related to groundwater abstraction.

The EC Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) (WFD) requires the status of groundwater management units (groundwater bodies) within each river basin to be determined as ‘good’ or ‘poor’ (with respect to the target date of 2015).

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) quantitative status of groundwater bodies with respect to deterioration of GroundWater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems (GWDTEs) related to groundwater abstraction.

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) quantitative status of groundwater bodies with respect to the overall balance between abstraction and available resource.

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) quantitative status of groundwater bodies with respect to deterioration of dependent surface water body ecological status related to groundwater abstraction.

This paper describes the approach taken to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to impact from mineral workings (quarries).

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to nitrates.

This paper describes the approach taken to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to impact from contaminated land sites.

This paper describes the approach taken to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to Drinking Water Protected Areas (DWPAs).

This paper describes the approach taken to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to impact from landfill (waste disposal) sites.

This paper describes the approach taken to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to impact from mine workings.

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to pesticides.

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to phosphorus.

This paper describes the approach taken to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to impact from industrial sites regulated under Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) regulations.

This paper describes the approach taken to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to impact from urban areas.

If your business produces catering waste, it is your responsibility to ensure that it is disposed of correctly. It must not contaminate the environment or be fed to farmed animals.

This is a quarterly publication which contains provisional figures for April to June 2009 on the key measurements of municipal waste for district councils and waste management groups in Northern Ireland.

Groundwater Regulatory Guidance

Ten planning topics have been identified as significant for the Neagh Bann River Basin District. These are land use planning, agriculture, water supply and treatment, waste management, natural heritage, forestry, fisheries, coastal, flooding and climate change planning.