Pollution

A new Directive on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances known as Seveso III was published on 24 July 2012 by the European Commission. It amends and repeals the Seveso II Directive from 29 September 2015.

DAERA aims to provide citizens, and the wider air quality community, with user-friendly information on local air quality monitoring.

Septic tanks can play a role in causing water pollution. It’s important for householders to know where their septic tank is, and to ensure it’s working properly to prevent this from happening.

Did you know that if your household drains are not properly connected, you could be causing water pollution and damaging the environment?

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency is reminding householders to check that their oil tanks are in a good state of repair before ordering home heating oil. This will help you to protect the environment and reduce the risk of a spillage as it can be costly when things go wrong, particularly if you have to pay for clean up.

Spring and summer bring warmer weather which can have a knock-on impact on domestic oil tanks. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has some helpful advice for householders to help ensure your oil tank is in a good state of repair. This will not only help to protect the environment and reduce the risk of a spillage, but potentially save householders from some hefty expense as clean-up costs can be considerable if something goes wrong, particularly if you have to pay for the clean-up.

Find out how to look after your Private Sewage Treatment System to keep it working properly and prevent it from causing water pollution.

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Within the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) a number of specialist teams are working with colleagues from across DAERA and others to improve Northern Ireland’s water quality. Find out more about what they do and how we all have a role to play through our everyday actions.

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